Distinguishing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis from hemochromatosis in patients with hyperferritinemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1287-

  Kapoor, Shailendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LETTER; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC;

EID: 42349103560     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21539     Document Type: Letter

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