Hemophagocytic syndrome and acute pancreatitis in acute systemic lupus erythematosus

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is characterized by the activation of histiocytes with prominent hemophagocytosis in bone marrow and other reticuloendothelial systems. It has two forms: primary and secondary. The precise pathogenesis of HPS is unclear but a dysregulation of macrophage–lymphocyte inter...

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Main Authors: Bushra Alblewi, Iqbal A. Bukhari, Manal Hasan, Abdulaziz Alzahani, Raed Bukhari, Layla Bashawri, Muhammad Al Shawarby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241014000073