250 The Clinical and Serological Findings in Patients with Toxocariasis in Korea

haemorraghic-shock, and 1(5%) with acute liver failure. Differences between non-survivours and survivours by (x2): hypofibrinogenemia (53%versus 13%; P 1⁄4 0.039), epistaxis (17% versus 0%; P 1⁄4 0.023), evident clinical infection (47%versus 13%; P 1⁄4 0.044), elevated LDH levels (63% versus 30%; P 1⁄4 0.039), hemophagocytosis (57% versus 17%; P 1⁄4 0.024). Risk factors associated to mortality: history of epistaxis (OR 1⁄4 1.78, 95% CI, 1.26-2.52; P 1⁄4 0.023), evident clinical infection at hospital admission (OR 1⁄4 2.41, 95% CI, 1.08-5.8; P 1⁄4 0.044). Normal levels of LDH showed diminished mortality risk (OR 1⁄4 0.32, 95%, CI, 0.18-0.55; P 1⁄4 0.039). Conclusions: The present study describes the most common clinical, physical and laboratory findings in patients with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis attended in our hospital. We were able to identify risk factors associated to mortality, and 1 protective factor.