How would you treat suspected secondary HLH in patients whom etoposide is contraindicated?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
Thank you for the interesting question. It would be helpful to understand why etoposide is contraindicated. My general approach for these patients is to first ensure that there is no evidence of malignancy as a trigger as you do not want to mask that with steroids (I strongly recommend obtaining a P...