Reactive hemophagocytic syndromes in children with rheumatic diseases

Reactive hemophagocytic syndromes in children with rheumatic diseases

Reactive haemophagocytic syndrome (RHPS), also calledmacrophage activation syndrome (MAS), is a serious complicationof viral, rheumatic and malignant diseases, thought to be causedby the excessive activation of T lymphocytes and macrophages.MAS is characterized by polyorgan involvement with typical...

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Main Authors: Piotr Gietka, Anna Wieteska-Klimczak, Anna Smorczewska-Kiljan, Lidia Rutkowska-Sak, Janusz Książyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2011-04-01
Series:Rheumatology
Subjects:
reactive haemophagocytic syndrome
macrophage activation syndrome
viral infection
rheumatic disease
glucocorticoid
cyclosporine A
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Artykul-oryginalny-Reaktywne-zespoly-hemofagocytarne-u-dzieci-z-chorobami-reumatycznymi,18,16653,1,0.html

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