Identification of a high threshold value of serum ferritin in the diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in hospitalized children in China

Affiliations

Huang Yanlong: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Luo Xin: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Li Biting: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Zeng Liwei: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Ye Ruoting: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Liu Chengyi: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Ji Cunwei: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Chen Zhenhui: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Luo Mingyong: Clinical Laboratory Department, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China

Abstract

To explore and identify an optimal serum ferritin (SF) threshold level in diagnosing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in Chinese children.