Case Report

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Complicating Erythroleukemia in a Child with Monosomy 7: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Cases with AML associated with HLH.

AuthorPatientCountryDiagnosisInitial presentationCytogenetics

Wong et al. (1991) [9]Male, 64 yearsHong kongAML (M6)Not documentedNot documented
Kumar et al. (2000) [4]Female, 8 monthsUSAAML (M0)HLHTranslocation (4; 7), deletion (12), Trisomy (19), deletion (5)
Tadmor et al. (2006) [10]Male, 2 yearsIsraelAML (M4)HLHMonosomy 17, deletion (5)
Lackner et al. (2008) [2]Female, 16 yearsAustriaAML (M2)AMLNot documented
Lackner et al. (2008) [2]Female, 9 yearsAustriaAML (M2)AMLNot documented
Kitagawa et al. (2009) [11]Male, 53 yearsJapanAML (M6b)Simultaneous manifestationTrisomy 1, 11, 13, 14, monosomy 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22
Deletion 5, 20
Tsuji et al. (2010) [7]Male, 60 yearsJapanAML (M6)Simultaneous manifestationTrisomy 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 21,
add (9), (15), (16), (19), (20)
Wang et al. (2010) [3]Female, 59 yearsJapanAML (M4)HLHTrisomy 3, 8; add (2)
Yamazaki et al. (2011) [1]Male, 74 yearsJapanAML (M6)AMLMonosomy 5, Trisomy 8; add (3), (21), del (4), (7)
Alavi (this case) (2013)Male, 5 yearsIranAML (M6a)AMLMonosomy 7