Clinical Characteristics of Adult Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in the Emergency Department.

Fang-Jie ZhangGuo-Qing HuangJia LiJi XuXiang-Min LiAi-Min Wang

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2021)

In the emergency department, HLH should be considered for critically ill patients with fever, splenomegaly, low hemoglobin and low platelet count. The H Score might be useful to diagnose HLH quickly. In our study, 26.47% of HLH patients died in the emergency department, and patients with a significantly increased lactate dehydrogenase level had a markedly increased risk of death.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
adverse drug
peripheral blood
red blood cell
patient reported
electronic health record