Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated with Natural T-cell Leukemia

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and life-threatening syndrome of excessive immune activation. It can be triggered by a variety of events that disrupt immune homeostasis, infection being the most common of them. We report a case of a 36-year-old male diagnosed with HLH associated w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ricaurte, Frank R, Kewan, Tariq, Chadalavada, Pravallika, Misbah, Seema, Daw, Hamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6476604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31058001
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4107
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Sumario:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and life-threatening syndrome of excessive immune activation. It can be triggered by a variety of events that disrupt immune homeostasis, infection being the most common of them. We report a case of a 36-year-old male diagnosed with HLH associated with natural T-cell leukemia. The purpose of this report is to call attention to the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of HLH.

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