Hemophagocytic syndrome in children: An important diagnostic consideration in fever of unknown origin

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 306-312

  Palazzi, Debra L ^a   McClain, Kenneth L ^a   Kaplan, Sheldon L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037310270     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345903     Document Type: Article

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