[Hemophagocytic syndrome at a pediatric specialty hospital. Underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis].

Background: The hemophagocytic syndrome is a serious complication of several systemic illnesses.

Objective: To define the characteristics of the hemophagocytic syndrome at a pediatric specialty hospital in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico; incidences, underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis, associated conditions, treatment, and prognosis were included.

Methods: 214 cases of probable hemophagocytic syndrome that were seen between January 2011 and May 2019 were analyzed.