Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
- A rare, cancer-like disorder in which both histiocytes and lymphocytes start to proliferate and attack body tissues or organs. It can be an inherited condition, or it can occur as a result of immunosuppression (as in organ transplants) or infection. Most patients are young children. Treatment is by chemotherapy, and in some cases bone-marrow transplantation. See also histiocytosis.
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any of several closely related disorders involving both lymphocytosis and histiocytosis, with excessive hemophagocytosis in the lymphoreticular system or the central nervous system; they are usually seen in children secondary to infection and are often fatal; they can also be secondary to rheumatologic or other conditions, or can be familial (familial hemophagocytic l.). Called also hemophagocytic syndrome and macrophage activation syndrome.
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