Pathophysiologic and prognostic role of cytokines in dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Dengue shock syndrome is a severe complication of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), characterized by a massive increase in vascular permeability. Plasma cytokine concentrations were prospectively studied in 443 Vietnamese children with DHF, of whom 6 died. Shock was present in 188 children on admissio...

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Main Authors: Bethell, D, Flobbe, K, Cao, X, Day, N, Pham, T, Buurman, W, Cardosa, M, White, N, Kwiatkowski, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998