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. 2016 Mar 10;127(22):2672–2681. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-690636

Table 5.

Histiocytoses of the H group (HLH)

Histiocytoses of the H group
Primary HLH: Mendelian inherited conditions leading to HLH
 HLH associated with lymphocyte cytotoxic defects
  FHL2 (PRF1)
  FHL3 (UNC13D)
  FHL4 (STX11)
  FHL5 (STXBP2)
  XLP1 (SH2D1A)
  Griscelli Syndrome type 2 (RAB27A)
  Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (LYST)
 HLH associated with abnormalities of inflammasome activation
  XLP2 (BIRC4)
  NLRC4
 HLH associated with defined Mendelian disorders affecting inflammation
  Lysinuric protein intolerance (SLC7A7)
  HMOX1
  Other defined Mendelian disorders affecting inflammation
 Familial (apparently Mendelian) HLH of unknown origin
Secondary HLH (apparently non-Mendelian HLH)
 Infection-associated HLH
  Virus-associated HLH
   EBV-associated HLH
   CMV-associated HLH
   HLH associated with other defined herpes virus infections
   HIV-associated HLH
   Influenza-associated HLH
   HLH associated with other defined virus infections
  Bacteria-associated HLH*
  Parasite-associated HLH*
  Fungal-associated HLH*
 Malignancy-associated HLH
  Malignancy-triggered HLH (HLH at onset of malignancy)
   Hematological malignancies
    T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia
    T-cell non-lymphoblastic lymphomas
    B-cell leukemias
    B-cell lymphomas (non-Hodgkin)
    Hodgkin lymphomas
    NK-cell lymphomas/leukemias
    Myeloid neoplasia
    Other hematological malignancies
   Solid tumors
   Unclassified malignancies
  HLH occurring during chemotherapy (not associated with initial diagnosis of malignancy)*
  HLH associated with a malignancy, but not further defined
 HLH associated with defined rheumatologic conditions (MAS-HLH, or MAS-HLH)
  HLH associated with SoJIA
  HLH associated with adult-onset Still disease
  HLH associated with SLE
  HLH associated with vasculitis
  HLH associated with other defined autoimmune conditions
  HLH associated with a not defined autoimmune condition
 Transplant-related HLH*
 HLH associated with iatrogenic immune activation*
 HLH associated with iatrogenic immune suppression
 HLH associated with other apparently non-Mendelian conditions
HLH of unknown/uncertain origin

CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; NK, natural killer; SoJIA, systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

*

See supplemental Table 1 for detailed list.