Hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with disseminated tuberculosis: a case report
Hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) is a rare disorder of the immune system. It is characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia and hyperferritinemia. The cause differs in each country suggesting a specific genetic background and epidemiology of infections, and it can be associate...
Main Authors: | Vania Lombardo, Fania Puccia, Antonino Terranova, Andrea Affronti, Ada Maria Florena, Lydia Giannitrapani, Maurizio Soresi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2018-03-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/932 |
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