Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and life-threatening hyper-inflammatory disorder, resulting from an uncontrolled activation of macrophages and cytotoxic T cells and leading to a cytokine storm accompanied by multi-organ dysfunction.
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