A Rare Hematological Manifestation of Brucellosis: Reactive Hemophagocytic Syndrome

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-162

  Erduran, Erol ^a   Makuloglu, Melike ^a   Mutlu, Mehmet ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

brucellosis; hemophagocytic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FERRITIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIFAMPICIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PHAGOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEATING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BONE MARROW; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; RIFAMPIN; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 77951846045     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60025-4     Document Type: Article

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