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Infectious Mimicry Complicates Diagnosis in Hemophagocytic Syndrome Caused by Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) arises secondary to genetic, rheumatologic, neoplastic, and infectious causes. We discuss a patient whose presentation was consistent with systemic infection but was discovered to have HPS of unknown etiology. The presenting symptoms, as well as unremarkable malignancy...

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Autores principales: Peluso, Michael J., Chia, David, Sheen, Whitney, Hutchinson, Christoph, Barakat, Lydia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22761627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/968706