... a blood disease, called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH for short. This disease involves the histiocyte cells eating up normal blood cells which are then stored in the liver and spleen. This ... liver & spleen which then compromises breathing by pushing on the lungs. The disease is so rare that there is not even a body of data on which a prognosis (survival odds) can be ...

... wonderful 4 year old daughter who has become gravely ill with a disease called Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH. Before she got sick, Maya loved to dance, sing, and bake with her grandmothers. She constantly read ... another breath of hope. Think of it: You could hold the key to curing Maya’s disease, or the disease of another sick child or adult, inside you right now. ...

... any way put their children in potential harm's way. Then in September, the couple's 4-year old daughter, Maya, was diagnosed with a rare blood disease known as HLH. Only a bone marrow transplant could save her life. Colton Harris-Moore, the barefoot boy bandit, outfoxes sheriffs  From The Sunday Times December 6, 2009 ...