Hemophagocytosis in dengue: Comprehensive report of six cases

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-82

  Tan, Lian Huat ^a   Lum, Lucy Chai See ^b   Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed ^b   Kan, Foong Kee ^c  

^a Sunway Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dengue; Hemophagocytosis; Hyperferritinemia

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERRITIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORETHISTERONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; DENGUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DENGUE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FEVER; HUMANS; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 84865167516     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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