Epstein–Barr virus infection–Related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

We report a case of 27-year-old female diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) following a recent Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection. A known case of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis on corticosteroids for last 6 months presented to the critical care unit with fever, maculopapu...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Navin, Mehta, Chitra, Sarma, Smita, Singh, Sumit, Mehta, Yatin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26180435
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.160290
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description We report a case of 27-year-old female diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) following a recent Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection. A known case of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis on corticosteroids for last 6 months presented to the critical care unit with fever, maculopapular rash and difficulty in breathing. A rapid and correct diagnosis with the precise treatment led to complete recovery of this patient. The HLH is a rare complication of primary EBV infection.
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spelling pubmed-45024952015-07-15 Epstein–Barr virus infection–Related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis Kumar, Navin Mehta, Chitra Sarma, Smita Singh, Sumit Mehta, Yatin Indian J Crit Care Med Case Report We report a case of 27-year-old female diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) following a recent Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection. A known case of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis on corticosteroids for last 6 months presented to the critical care unit with fever, maculopapular rash and difficulty in breathing. A rapid and correct diagnosis with the precise treatment led to complete recovery of this patient. The HLH is a rare complication of primary EBV infection. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4502495/ /pubmed/26180435 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.160290 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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