Hyperferritinaemia in dengue virus infected patients is associated with immune activation and coagulation disturbances
van de Weg CA;Huits RM;Pannuti CS;Brouns RM;van den Berg RW;van den Ham HJ;Martina BE;Osterhaus AD;Netea MG;Meijers JC;van Gorp EC;Kallas EG;;
plos neglected tropical diseases2014Vol. 8pp. -
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ca2014ploshyperferritinaemia
Abstract
Altogether, we provide evidence that ferritin can be used as a clinical marker to discriminate between dengue and other febrile illnesses. The occurrence of hyperferritinaemia in dengue virus infected patients is indicative for highly active disease resulting in immune activation and coagulation dis …