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Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report

BACKGROUND: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a frequently fatal and likely underdiagnosed disease. It is a rare occurrence in adults and usually secondary to an insult such as viral infections, bacterial infections, autoimmune connective tissue disorders, malignancies and immunocompromised stat...

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Autores principales: Rathnayake, P V T M, Kularathne, W K S, De Silva, G C V, Athauda, B M S B, Nanayakkara, S N N K, Siribaddana, A., Baminiwatte, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26714642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0772-8