[Hemophagocytic syndrome: Clinical characterization and follow-up of a Chilean pediatric cohort].

Autor:	Astudillo P P; Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Instituto Milenio de Inmunología e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile., Parejas T C; División de Pediatría, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile., Wietstruck P MA; División de Pediatría, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile., Morales M P; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile., Abarca V K; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia [Rev Chilena Infectol] 2021 Jun; Vol. 38 (3), pp. 423-431.
DOI:	10.4067/S0716-10182021000300423
Abstrakt:	Background: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe syndrome, potentially lethal, with a pathological activation of the immune system and an extreme hyperinflammatory response. The etiology is classified in primary HLH (familiar or genetic) and secondary (infectious, oncological, and rheumatological diseases). Aim: To analyze clinical and laboratory characteristics, treatment, and follow-up rates in pediatric patients with HLH. Methods: A pediatric cohort of patients with HLH diagnosis attending in a tertiary hospital between January 2000 to February 2019 was analysed. Results: 23 hospitalized patients were recruited with a median of 36 months of age. The most frequent clinical and laboratory findings were fever, cytopenias, and hyperferritinemia. The most frequent aetiologies were infectious (Epstein Barr virus and citomegalovirus) and rheumatological diseases. The global mortality was 35%, there was no significant difference between etiologies. Discussion: Considering the high mortality of HLH it is very important to have a high grade of suspicion that allows treating at an early stage. It would be important to determine clinical and laboratory predictors in multicentric studies.
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