Intravenous immunoglobulin in virus associated haemophagocytic syndrome.
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Intravenous immunoglobulin in virus associated haemophagocytic syndrome.
A 1 year old boy with virus associated haemophagocytic syndrome caused by cytomegalovirus infection is described. Persistent severe thrombocytopenia responded to repeated intravenous infusions of immunoglobulin.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.65.11.1275