Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus in Immunocompetent Host

We report the case of an immunocompetent young woman who developed multisystem organ failure following herpes simplex virus type 2 and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Despite intravenous acyclovir and supportive measures, she rapidly progressed to acute liver failure and died before she could re...

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Autores principales: Schwartz, Michael, O'Brien, Courtney, Raya, Nischal, Reau, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6791618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31737703
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000164
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spelling pubmed-67916182019-11-15 Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus in Immunocompetent Host Schwartz, Michael O'Brien, Courtney Raya, Nischal Reau, Nancy ACG Case Rep J Case Report We report the case of an immunocompetent young woman who developed multisystem organ failure following herpes simplex virus type 2 and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Despite intravenous acyclovir and supportive measures, she rapidly progressed to acute liver failure and died before she could receive orthotopic liver transplant. Wolters Kluwer 2019-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6791618/ /pubmed/31737703 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000164 Text en © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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title_fullStr Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus in Immunocompetent Host
title_full_unstemmed Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus in Immunocompetent Host
title_short Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus in Immunocompetent Host
title_sort acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with disseminated herpes simplex virus in immunocompetent host
topic Case Report
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