Mycobacterium avium Complex-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Sickle Cell Patient: An Unusual Fatal Association

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare hyperinflammatory syndrome, characterized clinically by fever, splenomegaly, cytopenia, and high ferritin. Infectious causes have been associated with secondary HLH, with viruses being the most common. We report a case of Mycobacterium avium complex...

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Autores principales: Chamsi-Pasha, Mohammed A. R., Alraies, M. Chadi, Alraiyes, Abdul Hamid, Hsi, Eric D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/291518

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