Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group
Objective: This study analyzes the clinical and laboratory findings of children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) followed in various referral centers of Turkey.Materials and Methods: A simple three-page questionnaire prepared by the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group was used for do...
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| author | Tunç Fışgın Türkan Patıroğlu Akif Özdemir Tiraje Celkan Ümran Çalışkan Mehmet Ertem Neşe Yaralı Erol Erduran Canan Vergin Cengiz Canpolat Feride Duru Ali Bay Namık Özbek Deniz Yılmaz Karapınar |
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| description | Objective: This study analyzes the clinical and laboratory findings of children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) followed in various referral centers of Turkey.Materials and Methods: A simple three-page questionnaire prepared by the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group was used for documentation of patient data.Results: Age at diagnosis varied from 0.6 to 78 months (median±SD, 16.5±26.1). Sex distribution was almost equal (F/M=10/12). The frequencies of parental consanguinity and sibling death in the family history were 100% and 81.1%, respectively. The most common clinical findings were hepatomegaly (100%) and fever (95%). The most common laboratory findings were anemia (100%), hyperferritinemia (100%) and thrombocytopenia (90.9%). Triglyceride and total bilirubin levels in the deceased versus surviving group appear to be high (triglyceride: 394±183 mg/dl, 289±7 mg/dl; total bilirubin: 2.7±6.9 mg/dl, 0.5±1.2 mg/dl, respectively).Conclusion: We concluded that fever, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hyperferritinemia are the most common clinical and laboratory findings in primary HLH. Increased triglyceride and total bilirubin level at the time of diagnosis might be an indicator of poor prognosis in HLH. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e10ec1a297fd4a24803c66f6342219e82023-02-15T16:16:40ZengGalenos Publishing HouseTurkish Journal of Hematology1300-77771308-52632010-12-012704257262Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study GroupTunç FışgınTürkan PatıroğluAkif ÖzdemirTiraje CelkanÜmran ÇalışkanMehmet ErtemNeşe YaralıErol ErduranCanan VerginCengiz CanpolatFeride DuruAli BayNamık ÖzbekDeniz Yılmaz KarapınarObjective: This study analyzes the clinical and laboratory findings of children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) followed in various referral centers of Turkey.Materials and Methods: A simple three-page questionnaire prepared by the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group was used for documentation of patient data.Results: Age at diagnosis varied from 0.6 to 78 months (median±SD, 16.5±26.1). Sex distribution was almost equal (F/M=10/12). The frequencies of parental consanguinity and sibling death in the family history were 100% and 81.1%, respectively. The most common clinical findings were hepatomegaly (100%) and fever (95%). The most common laboratory findings were anemia (100%), hyperferritinemia (100%) and thrombocytopenia (90.9%). Triglyceride and total bilirubin levels in the deceased versus surviving group appear to be high (triglyceride: 394±183 mg/dl, 289±7 mg/dl; total bilirubin: 2.7±6.9 mg/dl, 0.5±1.2 mg/dl, respectively).Conclusion: We concluded that fever, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hyperferritinemia are the most common clinical and laboratory findings in primary HLH. Increased triglyceride and total bilirubin level at the time of diagnosis might be an indicator of poor prognosis in HLH.http://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&plng=eng&un=TJH-29981Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisclinical and laboratory findings |
| spellingShingle | Tunç Fışgın Türkan Patıroğlu Akif Özdemir Tiraje Celkan Ümran Çalışkan Mehmet Ertem Neşe Yaralı Erol Erduran Canan Vergin Cengiz Canpolat Feride Duru Ali Bay Namık Özbek Deniz Yılmaz Karapınar Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group Turkish Journal of Hematology Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis clinical and laboratory findings |
| title | Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group |
| title_full | Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group |
| title_short | Clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective review of the Turkish Histiocyte Study Group |
| title_sort | clinical and laboratory data of primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis a retrospective review of the turkish histiocyte study group |
| topic | Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis clinical and laboratory findings |
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