Hydroxyurea-induced hemolytic anemia in a patient with essential thrombocythemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 374-376

  Jabr, Fadi I ^a   Shamseddine, Ali ^b   Taher, Ali ^b  

^a PeaceHealth Associates   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Essential thrombocythemia; Hemolytic anemia; Hydroxyurea

Indexed keywords

ANAGRELIDE; HYDROXYUREA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FATIGUE; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTHEMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BLOOD CELL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; THROMBOCYTHEMIA, HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 9644299780     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20222     Document Type: Article

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