Influenza virus B-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

This original report describes the diagnosis and management of a male with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) triggered by influenza B virus infection. The patient was diagnosed with HLH- 2004 clinical criteria and a bone marrow biopsy demonstrating hemophagocytes. Therapy consisted of etoposi...

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Autores principales: Gao, Jackson, Pasion, Jeremiah, Sanchez-Petitto, Gabriela, Law, Jennie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31579142
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.8268
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author Gao, Jackson
Pasion, Jeremiah
Sanchez-Petitto, Gabriela
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description This original report describes the diagnosis and management of a male with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) triggered by influenza B virus infection. The patient was diagnosed with HLH- 2004 clinical criteria and a bone marrow biopsy demonstrating hemophagocytes. Therapy consisted of etoposide and dexamethasone while monitoring hemoglobin and platelet levels. To enable early recognition and prompt treatment for this disease, physicians should be aware of this association.
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spelling pubmed-67614672019-10-02 Influenza virus B-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis Gao, Jackson Pasion, Jeremiah Sanchez-Petitto, Gabriela Law, Jennie Hematol Rep Case Report This original report describes the diagnosis and management of a male with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) triggered by influenza B virus infection. The patient was diagnosed with HLH- 2004 clinical criteria and a bone marrow biopsy demonstrating hemophagocytes. Therapy consisted of etoposide and dexamethasone while monitoring hemoglobin and platelet levels. To enable early recognition and prompt treatment for this disease, physicians should be aware of this association. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2019-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6761467/ /pubmed/31579142 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.8268 Text en ©Copyright: the Author(s), 2019 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Influenza virus B-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
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title_full Influenza virus B-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
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title_short Influenza virus B-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
title_sort influenza virus b-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31579142
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.8268
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