Paroxysmal nocturnal Hemoglobinuria diagnosed after influenza vaccine: Coincidence or consequence?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-124

  Green, Hefziba ^a,d   Eliakim Raz, Noa ^b,d   Zimra, Yael ^c   Gafter Gvili, Anat ^b,d  

^a Departments of Nephrology and Hypertension   (Israel)

^b Departments of Internal Medicine E   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complement; Influenza; Paroxysmal nocturnal hemogobinuria (PNH); Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD24; ANTIGENS, CD59; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMOGLOBINURIA, PAROXYSMAL; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893877854     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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