Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome—a clinicopathologic study of 40 patients in an Oriental population

KF Wong, JKC Chan - The American journal of medicine, 1992 - Elsevier
Abstract purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to assess the clinical spectrum and
outcome of reactive hemophagocytic syndrome (RHS) in an Oriental population. patients
and methods: The investigation was a retrospective study of 40 consecutive patients with
RHS diagnosed over a 4-year period in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a community-based
hospital in Hong Kong. results: The incidence of RHS in Hong Kong appeared to be
comparable with that of Western countries. However, the spectrum of diseases associated …