Table 1: Scoring system for HScore with associated points.
Parameter |
No.of points (criteria for scoring) |
Known underlying immunosuppresion* |
0 (no) or 18 (Yes) |
Temperature (°C) |
0 (< 38.4), 33 (38.4-39.4), or 49 (> 39.4) |
Organomegaly |
0 (no), 23 (hepatomegaly or splenomegaly), or 38 (hepatomegaly or splenomegaly) |
No of cytopenias |
0 (1 lineage), 24 (2 lineage), or 34 (3 lineage) |
Ferritin (ng/ml) |
0 (< 2,000), 35 (2,000-6,000), or 50 (> 6,000) |
Triglyceride (mmoles/liter) |
0 (< 1.5), 44 (1.5-4), or 64 (> 4) |
Fibrinogen (gm/liter) |
0 (> 2.5) or 30 (≤ 2.5) |
Serum glutamic oxalocetic transaminase (Iu/liter) |
0 (< 30) or 19 (≥ 30) |
Hemophagocytosis features on bone marrow aspirate |
0 (no) or 35 (yes) |