Incidence and Risk Factors for Developing Dengue-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Puerto Rico, 2008 - 2013.

• Main Authors: Esther M Ellis (Author), Tyler M Sharp (Author), Janice Pérez-Padilla (Author), Liza González (Author), B Katherine Poole-Smith (Author), Emmaculate Lebo (Author), Charlotte Baker (Author), Mark J Delorey (Author), Brenda Torres-Velasquez (Author), Eduardo Ochoa (Author), Brenda Rivera-Garcia (Author), Hector Díaz-Pinto (Author), Luis Clavell (Author), Anabel Puig-Ramos (Author), Gritta E Janka (Author), Kay M Tomashek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, potentially fatal disorder characterized by fever, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and increased serum ferritin. HLH is being increasingly reported as a complication of dengue, a common tropical acute febrile illness.After a cluster of pediatric...