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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to hemodialysis catheter-related blood stream infection

A 57-year-old man on dialysis presented with fever due to Pseudomonas septicemia. Workup revealed very high triglycerides and serum ferritin levels. A bone marrow examination showed hemophagocytosis. A diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) was made and steroids were started. He was p...

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Autores principales: Anandh, U., Johari, S., Vaswani, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28356667
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.180604