Scrub typhus, acute respiratory distress, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Cascio, Antonio ^a,b   Correnti, Patrizia ^b,c   Iaria, Chiara ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UO Malattie Infettive ARNAS Civico   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera Piemonte Papardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OX40 LIGAND;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ANEMIA; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CYTOPENIA; CYTOTOXICITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; LETTER; LIVER FAILURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCRUB TYPHUS; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84891371914     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.006     Document Type: Letter

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