English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Light microscopic image of bone marrow showing stromal macrophages containing numerous red blood cells in their cytoplasm DiseasesDB = 31418 ICD10 = ICD10|D|76|1|d|70 ICD9 = ICD9|288.4 ICDO = OMIM =… … Wikipedia
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… … Medical dictionary
familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis — an autosomal recessive, genetically heterogeneous type of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; it is characterized by anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, intense phagocytosis of red blood cells, diffuse proliferation of histiocytes of… … Medical dictionary
lymphohistiocytosis — Proliferation or infiltration of lymphocytes and histiocytes. familial erythrophagocytic l. (FEL) SYN: familial hemophagocytic l.. familial hemophagocytic l. (FMLH) an extremely rare, usually fatal disease of childhood characterized by multiorgan … Medical dictionary
hemophagocytic syndrome — see under lymphohistiocytosis … Medical dictionary
familial hemophagocytic reticulosis — familial histiocytic reticulosis familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis … Medical dictionary
erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis — hemophagocytic l … Medical dictionary
histiocytic medullary reticulosis — hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis … Medical dictionary
macrophage activation syndrome — hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis … Medical dictionary
HLH — Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. A rare disorder in which histiocytes and lymphocytes (types of white blood cells) build up in organs including the skin, spleen, and liver, and destroy other blood cells. HLH may be inherited or caused by… … English dictionary of cancer terms
