Pronounced hyperferritinemia: Expanding the field of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1127-1129

  Henter, Jan Inge ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION SYNDROME; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; FERRITINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION;

EID: 42449140697     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21500     Document Type: Note

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