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Occurrence of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis at less than 1 year of age: analysis of 96 patients.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 May 2005
Imashuku Shinsaku, Ueda Ikuyo, Teramura Tomoko, Mori Kanako, Morimoto Akira, Sako Masahiro, Ishii Eiichi
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: We analysed data of 96 infants (under 1 year of age) with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) from the registry of an HLH study conducted during 1986-2002 in Japan. The cases were classified into five groups. The diagnosis of familial HLH (FHL) as group 1 (n = 27) was made with positive family history and/or recent molecular test for perforin and Munc13-4 mutations. Neonatal enterovirus- or...
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