HLH is Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis:
1. is an uncommon haematologic disorder that, typically, clinically manifests as fever, splenomegaly and jaundice, with laboratory findings of lymphocytosis and histiocytosis,[2] and has the pathologic finding of hemophagocytosis.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemophagocytic_lymphohistiocytosis)
2. have an abnormally regulated immune system, and specific white blood cells, called macrophages, grow abnormally and accumulate in the body's organs, including the liver, spleen, bone marrow, central nervous system and skin.(http://www.histiocytosisuk.net/whatishlh.php)
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