Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rare condition in renal transplant - a case report
Abstract Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an uncommon and life-threating condition characterized by major immune activation and massive cytokine production by mononuclear inflammatory cells, due to defects in cytotoxic lymphocyte function. It is even more unusual in renal transplant recip...
Main Authors: | Valentine de A. C. de Castro Lima, Ana Luisa Figueira Gouvêa, Paulo Menezes, Jacqueline da F. Santos, Mayra Carrijo Rochael, Fabiana Rabe Carvalho, Jorge Reis Almeida, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2018-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002018005036102&lng=en&tlng=en |
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