ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA PRESENTING WITH HERPES-SIMPLEX TYPE-1 VIREMIA AND PNEUMONIA

Authors
JAMES E ROBINSON L GRIFFITHS PD PRENTICE HG
Citation
E. James et al., ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA PRESENTING WITH HERPES-SIMPLEX TYPE-1 VIREMIA AND PNEUMONIA, British Journal of Haematology, 93(2), 1996, pp. 401-402
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
British Journal of Haematology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071048
Volume
93
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
401 - 402
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1048(1996)93:2<401:AMPWHT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report a patient with acute myeloblastic leukaemia who presented wi th a pneumonia and herpes simplex viraemia associated with primary her pes simplex virus-1 infection. The importance of detecting and treatin g viral infections in haematology patients is discussed.