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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Macrophages
  1. Macrophage 
    A macrophage is a type of immune cell. It destroys foreign substances to protect the body from infection. ... Macrophages do not travel through the blood. Instead, they remain in one part of the body. Macrophages ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002374.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 
    ... pericarditis ) Long-term (chronic) pain, poor school attendance Macrophage activation syndrome, a severe illness that may develop ... biologic therapy on clinical and laboratory features of macrophage ... associated with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000451.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation - calf (image) 
    ... hemosiderin from broken down red blood cells in macrophages, left behind after inflammation pigments the skin.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2974.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis 
    ... tried is a blood-stimulating drug called granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which is lacking ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000114.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Adult Still disease 
    ... potentially life threatening complication of the disease, called macrophage activation syndrome, can be very severe with high ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000450.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Granulocyte 
    ... body to infection: I. leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation. In: Hall JE, Hall ME, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003440.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Enteroscopy 
    ... the intestinal lining Immune cells called PAS-positive macrophages Polyps or cancer Radiation enteritis Swollen or enlarged ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003889.htm - Medical Encyclopedia