Epstein-Barr virus infection masquerading as acute leukemia: A report of two cases and review of literature

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-28

  Chhabra, Puneet ^a   Law, Arjun Dutt ^a   Sharma, Upender ^a   Suri, Vikas ^a   Sachdeva, Manupdesh Singh ^a   Kumari, Savita ^a   Varma, Subhash ^a   Malhotra, Pankaj ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Epstein Barr virus; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Infectious mononucleosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN; FERRITIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCYTOPENIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84896706971     PISSN: 09714502     EISSN: 09740449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12288-012-0207-2     Document Type: Article

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