Debate around infection-dependent hemophagocytic syndrome in paediatrics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is clinically defined as a combination of fever, liver dysfunction, coagulation abnormalities, pancytopenia, progressive macrophage proliferation throughout the reticuloendothelial system, and cytokine o...

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Main Authors: Ansuini Valentina, Rigante Donato, Esposito Susanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/15