Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis with Leptospirosis: A Rare but Devastating Complication

Autor: B. M. Munasinghe, A. G. Arambepola, N. Pathirage, U. P. M. Fernando, N. Subramaniam, S. Nimalan, T. Gajanthan

Publikováno v: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2021 (2021)

Introduction. Secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH), often associated with an array of infections, malignancies, and autoimmune diseases, is rarely seen with leptospirosis, which carries a relatively poor prognosis even with modern sta

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Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis with Leptospirosis: A Rare but Devastating Complication.

Autor: Munasinghe BM; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, District General Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka., Arambepola AG; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, District General Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka., Pathirage N; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, District General Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka., Fernando UPM; National Blood Transfusion Service, Colombo, Sri Lanka., Subramaniam N; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, District General Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka., Nimalan S; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, District General Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka., Gajanthan T; Department of Medicine, District General Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Publikováno v: Case reports in infectious diseases [Case Rep Infect Dis] 2021 Jul 08; Vol. 2021, pp. 3451155. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 08 (Print Publication: 2021).