Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Other Hemophagocytic Disorders

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-313

  Filipovich, Alexandra H ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHOTREXATE; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE MUTATION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTIC LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFECTION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; NEOPLASMS; PERFORIN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 42049086504     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2008.01.010     Document Type: Review

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