Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic syndrome: a disorder strongly correlated with Epstein-Barr virus.

Ménard, Fanny; Besson, Caroline; Rincé, Patricia; Lambotte, Olivier; Lazure, Thierry; Canioni, Danielle; Hermine, Olivier; Brousset, Pierre et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2008

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

The retrospective study of 34 patients with Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic syndrome led us to define this association as a specific disorder. Its characteristics are male predominance (male-to-female sex ratio, 3.3:1), immunodeficiency-like histological features (lymphocyte depletion, 45% of cases; mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma subtype, 40%), and strong association with Epstein-Barr virus (94%).

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