title: A diagnostic difficulty: two cases of haemophagocytic syndrome in adults.
abstract: Haemophagocytic syndrome is a rare and life-threatening disease, which often goes unrecognised in adults, with high mortality as a consequence. Here we present two adult patients who were diagnosed with haemophagocytosis of distinct underlying causes which, despite treatment, led to fatal outcomes. Measuring ferritin is an easy and cheap resource in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wijsman
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roeters van Lennep
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: von dem Borne
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fogteloo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D051359:Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins