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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Shah AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5219626 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
BBA clinical 20161220
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of severe immune activation with macrophage and T-cell infiltration resulting in, multi organ damage. HLH may be primary or secondary in etiology. A high index of suspicion is essential for early diagnosis and treatment. Diagnostic criteria need to be refined and newer treatment options to be explored in order to improve survival especially in adult HLH and malignancy-associated HLH (M-HLH). We report a case of malignancy associated HLH (M-H ...[more]