Intravenously administered immune globulin for the treatment of infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
Infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome is an unusual disease with a high mortality rate. A variety of treatment modalities have been used with limited success. We report three patients with infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome successfully treated with intravenously administered immune globulin.
Freeman
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville.
Rathore
M H
MH
Salman
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Joyce
M J
MJ
Pitel
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P
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous