Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a rare cause of pancytopenia.

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Robert S
dc.contributor.authorPreston, Glenn G.
dc.contributor.authorBerenberg, Jeffrey L.
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Susan L
dc.contributor.authorGress, Francis M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T22:47:09Z
dc.date.available2016-10-25T22:47:09Z
dc.date.issued2004-09
dc.description.abstractA 36-year-old man with fever and pancytopenia due to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis is reported. The patient was started on the HLH-94 based treatment. Two weeks after the initiation of therapy the patient's pancytopenia had resolved and he was discharged to complete treatment as an outpatient. The initial clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology and treatment will be discussed.
dc.identifier.issn0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed15540522
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/53522
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshDiagnosis, Differential
dc.subject.meshHistiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell/complications/diagnosis/pathology
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshPancytopenia/diagnosis/etiology/pathology
dc.subject.meshRare Diseases/diagnosis
dc.titleHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a rare cause of pancytopenia.
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.number9
prism.pagerange262-3, 277
prism.publicationnameHawaii Medical Journal
prism.volume63

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