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

M. Ellis, Esther; M. Sharp, Tyler; Pérez‐Padilla, Janice; Liza, González; Katherine Poole‐Smith, B.; Lebo, Emmaculate; Baker, Charlotte; Delorey, Mark; Torres-Velásquez, Brenda; Eduardo, Ochoa; Rivera-García, Brenda; Hector, Díaz-Pinto; A. Clavell, Luis; Puig-Ramos, Anabel; Janka, Gritta; M. Tomashek, Kay

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004939

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

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Aug 24, 2016

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Esther M. Ellis

Tyler M. Sharp

Janice Pérez‐Padilla

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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. METHODOLOGY/PRIN...

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Dengue fever

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Incidence (geometry)

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