Haemophagocytic syndrome in rheumatic patients. A systematic review

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1414-1424

  Atteritano, M ^a   David, A ^b   Bagnato, G ^a,a   Beninati, C ^b   Frisina, A ^a   Iaria, C ^c   Cascio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Piemonte Papardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Epidemiology; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); Review; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BEHCET DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC JUVENILE ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; PROGNOSIS;

HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 84871869817     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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