Fulminant hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to a reactivated EBV infection: A case report

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an aggressive inflammatory syndrome that results from inappropriate activation of the immune system. HLH has a high mortality if not treated. We describe a case of a fulminant HLH, associated with a reactivation of an EBV infection. The patient responded w...

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Autores principales: Antonodimitrakis, Pantelis, Wassberg, Cecilia, Gerovasileiou, Spyridon, Back, Johan, Hällgren, Roger, Olsen, Björn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2013
Materias:
Case Report from Uppsala University Hospital
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23398237
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2012.744122
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Sumario:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an aggressive inflammatory syndrome that results from inappropriate activation of the immune system. HLH has a high mortality if not treated. We describe a case of a fulminant HLH, associated with a reactivation of an EBV infection. The patient responded well to steroid treatment.

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