Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Single Center Experience
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
To investigate the clinical features of adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and to explore possible risk factors for death, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 103 adult HLH patients hospitalized from 1997 to 2012. We analyzed the underlying diseases, clinical characteristics, 1aboratory findings, outcomes, and prognostic factors. The most common cause of...
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Dear Sir, I read with interest a recent article by Antonodimitrakis and colleagues in your journal presenting a case of acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a 60-year-old woman suffering from diabetes mellitus type 2 (1). The reported patient developed a life-threatening HLH associated with a reactivation of an Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection and was successfully treated by m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2146-2372
DOI: 10.5222/buchd.2018.064