Prominent hemophagocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid in a patient with pneumococcal meningitis

Hemophagocytosis is usually observed in bone marrow. But it can be an incidental finding in other body fluids in severe infections like cerebrospinal fluid in case of meningitis. Clinicians need to rule out primary type of hemophagocytic syndrome.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alqasim, Alauldeen Mudhafar Zubair, Kariyattil, Rajeev
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34026208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4294
Descripción
Sumario:Hemophagocytosis is usually observed in bone marrow. But it can be an incidental finding in other body fluids in severe infections like cerebrospinal fluid in case of meningitis. Clinicians need to rule out primary type of hemophagocytic syndrome.

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