Progressive and disseminated histoplasma infection and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an immunocompetent adult

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in adults is a life‐threatening underdiagnosed disorder that complicates different infectious syndromes and overlaps with sepsis. No guidelines are available for the management of HLH in adults. A high index of suspicion is required in patients with dissemina...

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Autores principales: Dousa, Khalid M., De la Hoz, Alejandro, Church, Elizabeth, Onger, Tiffany, Perez, Federico, Saade, Elie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6509665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2079
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Sumario:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in adults is a life‐threatening underdiagnosed disorder that complicates different infectious syndromes and overlaps with sepsis. No guidelines are available for the management of HLH in adults. A high index of suspicion is required in patients with disseminated histoplasmosis.

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