A retrospective analysis of 56 children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Journal of Blood Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 227-231

  Wang, Yan Rong ^a   Qiu, Yi Ning ^b   Bai, Yan ^b   Wang, Xian Feng ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical features; HLH; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; FERRITIN; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PANCYTOPENIA; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84992734306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11792736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S92438     Document Type: Article

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