Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Aug;57(9):1107-1113. doi: 10.1177/0009922817735997. Epub 2017 Oct 24.

Authors

Laura C McCarthy^{1

2}, Karen S Fernandez^{1

3}, Reuben Antony^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ 1 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USA.
² 2 Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA.
³ 3 Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, CA, USA.
⁴ 4 University of California at Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, CA, USA.

PMID: 29064275
DOI: 10.1177/0009922817735997

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cause of Death
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Infant
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / diagnosis*
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / therapy*
Male
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Survival Rate

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents