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ArticleAnnals of hematology2025

Critical risk factors analysis of infection-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in children.

Gailing Hao, Wenjin Geng, Chunzhen Li, Quanheng Li, Nan Zhang, Lian Jiang

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Gailing HaoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hebei Children's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Wenjin GengDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hebei Children's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Chunzhen LiDepartment of Qenal Immunology, Hebei Children's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Quanheng LiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hebei Children's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Nan ZhangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hebei Children's Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Lian JiangDepartment of Pediatrics, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050030, Hebei, P.R. China. jianglianerke@163.com.

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To analyze the critical factors of infection-associated Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in children, so as to provide theoretical basis for clinicians to evaluate the disease condition, formulate treatment plan and improve prognosis. This study is a retrospective analysis. 60 cases of children with infection-associated HLH were divided into critical and non-critical groups based on the presence of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and the clinical characteristics and laboratory data of the two groups of children were analyzed. A multifactor logistic regression analysis model was used to assess the independent risk factors affecting critical illness in children with infection-associated HLH, and the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the predictive value of risk factors for critical illness in children with infection-associated HLH. Children in the critical group with HLH had a younger age at onset. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), D-dimer (DD), and triglycerides (TG) were significantly higher in the critical group, while albumin (ALB) was significantly lower, showing statistical significance (P < 0.05). Multifactorial logistic regression analysis of age, ALB, and TG showed that younger age and lower ALB were associated with a higher risk of MODS in children with infection-associated HLH, with age and ALB being independent risk factors for critical illness. ALB predicted the ROC area under the curve for critical children with infection-associated HLH was 0.765 (95% CI: 0.643-0.888, P = 0.011), with the optimal cut-off value being 32.50 g/L (sensitivity = 68.3%, specificity = 84.2%); age predicted the ROC area under the curve for critical children with infection-associated HLH was 0.711 (95% CI: 0.570-0.851, P = 0.009), with the optimal cut-off value being 1.50 years (sensitivity = 70.7%, specificity = 68.4%). This study suggests that younger patients and those with hypoalbuminemia among infection-related HLH patients are more likely to develop MODS. In the future, verification will be required through large-scale, multi-center studies.

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InfectionsLymphohistiocytosis, HemophagocyticAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMultiple Organ FailureRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsROC CurveChildrenHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisInfection-associatedMultiple organ dysfunction

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PMCPMC11868128

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