Journal article
The role of the initial bone marrow aspirate in the diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The identification of hemophagocytosis (HPC) in tissue or bone marrow (BM) represents only one of 5/8 criteria needed for the diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Yet, confirmation of HPC in bone marrow aspirates (BMA) is often relied upon to make therapeutic decisions. There is no standardized reporting criteria for the definition of "positive" BMA, and likely differs between institutions. The purpose of this …
Authors
Gupta A; Tyrrell P; Valani R; Benseler S; Weitzman S; Abdelhaleem M
Journal
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 402–404
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2008
DOI
10.1002/pbc.21564
ISSN
1545-5009