Hemophagocytic syndrome: a dilemma chasing the intensivists

• Auteurs principaux: Adriana Façanha Queiroz (Auteur), Gabriel Nuncio Benevides (Auteur), Iracema de Cássia Oliveira Ferreira Fernandes (Auteur), Patrícia de Freitas Goes (Auteur), Albert Bousso (Auteur), Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: University of São Paulo, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or hemophagocytic syndrome is represented by an uncontrolled inflammatory response characterized by marked histiocyte activation and a cytokine storm. The entity may present a primary or genetic type, and the secondary type is usually triggered by infectious diseas...