Parvovirus B19‐induced hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Case report and review of the literature

HLH is a catastrophic and likely underdiagnosed pathology with multiple triggers including infection. PVB19 can cause persistent marrow infection leading to HLH despite negative acute serologic markers making timely diagnosis difficult. Increased awareness of PVB19‐HLH is warranted given its potenti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kalmuk, James, Matar, Sara, Feng, Gong, Kilb, Edward, Lim, Ming Y.
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/PMC6878072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31788255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2401
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Sumario:HLH is a catastrophic and likely underdiagnosed pathology with multiple triggers including infection. PVB19 can cause persistent marrow infection leading to HLH despite negative acute serologic markers making timely diagnosis difficult. Increased awareness of PVB19‐HLH is warranted given its potentially lethal nature and the careful interpretation required with serologic markers.

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