Research Article

18F-FDG PET/CT for Identifying the Potential Primary Diseases and Predicting Prognosis of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Children

Table 1

Clinical manifestations and laboratory results.

ItemsDataReference

Clinical manifestationsNumber (percent)
 Fever66 (100.0%)
 Hepatomegaly43 (65.1%)
 Splenomegaly55 (84.8%)
 Hemophagocytosis (bone marrow)45 (68.2%)
Laboratory examinationMedian (range)
 Absolute neutrophil count (109/L)0.98 (0.18–14.59)1.2–7.0
 Platelet (109/L)102.5 (1–319)100.0–300.0
 Hemoglobin (g/L)93.5 (57–130)110–160
 Fibrinogen (g/L)1.8 (0.55–4.91)2.0–4.0
 Serum ferritin (ng/mL)1425.55 (13.20–139139.00)6.00–159.00
 Triglyceride (mmol/L)2.54 (0.73–6.48)0.40–1.70
 sCD25 (pg/mL)23407 (165–218875)<6400
 NK cell activity (%)15.74 (8.31–26.59)<15.10
 EBV-DNA (whole blood) (×105Copies/mL)1.23 (0.005–245)<5 × 102
 EBV-DNA (plasma) (×103Copies/mL)2.22 (0.50–7280.00)<5 58102
 IFN-γ (pg/mL)20.10 (0.00–2703.98)1.60–17.30
 TNF-α (pg/mL)0.90 (0.00–51.59)1.60–17.30
 IL-6 (pg/mL)24.78 (1.98–2500.00)1.70–16.60
 IL-10 (pg/mL)29.49 (0.00–744.71)2.60–4.90

sCD25: soluble cluster of differentiation 25; NK: natural killer; EBV: Epstein–Barr virus; IFN: interferon; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; and IL: interleukin.