Risk of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults with fevers of unknown origin: the clinical utility of a new scoring system on early detection

Hematological Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 835-844

  Wang, Hao Yuan ^a,b   Yang, Ching Fen ^a,b   Chiou, Tzeon Jye ^a,b   Yang, Sheng Hsiang ^b   Gau, Jyh Pyng ^a,b   Yu, Yuan Bin ^a,b   Chen, Po Min ^a,b   Hsu, Hui Chi ^a,b   Fung, Chang Phone ^a,b   Lin, Hsiao Yi ^a,b   Tzeng, Cheng Hwai ^a,b   Liu, Jin Hwang ^a,b   Hsiao, Liang Tsai ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bone marrow biopsy; bone marrow score; fever of unknown origin; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; non Hodgkin lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; D DIMER; FERRITIN; FIBRINOGEN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOMEGALY; HLH 2004 CRITERIA; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYELOPHTHISIC ANEMIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; COMPLICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84979650472     PISSN: 02780232     EISSN: 10991069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hon.2333     Document Type: Article

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