Patients with an extraordinarily elevated serum ferritin: think of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Patients with an extraordinarily elevated serum ferritin: think of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

BACKGROUND: We retrospectively analysed charts of patients with blood ferritin level >5000 µg/l. The aim of the study was to look for the likelihood of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in these patients. METHODS: Forty-two patients demonstrated hyperferritinaemia and could be...

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Main Authors: Marc Schweizer, Jeroen S. Goede, Verena Briner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2015-06-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
Hyperferritinemia
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Still’s disease
HLH
haematological and solid neoplasm
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2039

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