title: Intravenously administered immune globulin for the treatment of infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pitel
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous