Hemophagocytic syndrome: pitfalls in its diagnosis

The hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) is characterized by a clinical picture of fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and peripheral pancytopenia. The morphologic hallmark of this syndrome is the phagocytosis of hematopoietic elements by morphologically normal macrophages. HS is considered rare and...

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Main Authors: Isolmar Tadeu Schettert, Izilda Aparecida Cardinalli, Margareth Castro Ozello, José Vassallo, Irene Lorand-Metze, Cármino Antonio de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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