Sulfasalazine-induced hypersensitivity syndrome and hemophagocytic syndrome associated with reactivation of Epstein–Barr virus
✍ Scribed by Atsushi Komatsuda; Yohsuke Okamoto; Takashi Hatakeyama; Hideki Wakui; Ken-ichi Sawada
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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