Intravenous immunoglobulin in virus associated haemophagocytic syndrome.
Open Access
- 1 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 65 (11) , 1275-1277
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.65.11.1275
Abstract
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.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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