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Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors for survival in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Khi Joo Kim, Ki Hwan Kim, Taek Jin Lee, Jin-Kyong Chun, Chuhl Joo Lyu, Dong Soo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(3):299-306.   Published online March 15, 2008
Purpose : Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but fatal disorder characterized by fever, splenomegaly, pancytopenia, and hemophagocytosis in the bone marrow and other tissues. In this study, we investigated the clinical manifestations and prognostic factors in patients with HLH. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the data from 29 patients who were diagnosed whit HLH in the Severance Children's Hospital from...