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Rescue of Cytokine Storm Due to HLH by Hemoadsorption in a CTLA4-Deficient Patient

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  1. Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Christine Greil

  2. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Fabian Roether

  3. Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

    Paul La Rosée

  4. Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 115, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Bodo Grimbacher, Daniel Duerschmied & Klaus Warnatz

  5. University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen and Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Daniel Duerschmied

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This study was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF 01EO1303) (to KW, BG). The authors are responsible for the contents of this publication.

Conflict of Interest

KW has received a research grant from BMS, honoraria for consultant services from LFB, and for speaking engagements from Octapharma and Baxalta. FR has received an educational grant and speaker honorarium from Pfizer. Our ICU team received technical support during the CytoSorbTM application by the supplier. CG, PLR, BG, and DD declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Daniel Duerschmied and Klaus Warnatz contributed equally to this report.

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Greil, C., Roether, F., La Rosée, P. et al. Rescue of Cytokine Storm Due to HLH by Hemoadsorption in a CTLA4-Deficient Patient. J Clin Immunol 37, 273–276 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-017-0377-7

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