Adverse outcomes in primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 550-554

  Sung, Lillian ^a   King, Susan M ^a   Carcao, Manuel ^a   Trebo, Monika ^a   Weitzman, Sheila S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Fungal infection; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Malignancy; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MACROPHAGE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETOPOSIDE; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036817579     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200210000-00011     Document Type: Article

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