Hyper-interleukin (IL)-6-naemia in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 803-807

  Imashuku, Shinsaku ^a   Hibi, Shigeyoshi ^a   Fujiwara, Fumihiro ^a   Todo, Shinjiro ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Interferon gamma; Interleukin 6; Soluble interleukin 2 receptor

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERINTERLEUKINEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029992836     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1727.x     Document Type: Article

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