Keywords
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Submitted : 2021-08-29
Accepted : 2021-09-13
Published : 2021-09-28
Abstract
The article discusses a case of severe tsutsugamushi disease complicated with hemophagocytic syndrome in Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital and concludes that blood purification technology has significant therapeutic effect among children with severe HLH complicated with multiple organ dysfunction.
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