Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as severe adverse event of antineoplastic treatment in children

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) during childhood cancer treatment is a rare adverse event posing major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Between 1995 and 2006, 6 children developed HLH while on conventional chemotherapy (n=4) or after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (n=2). Treatme...

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Main Authors: Herwig Lackner, Christian Urban, Petra Sovinz, Martin Benesch, Andrea Moser, Wolfgang Schwinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2008-02-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/4753