A Case of Parvovirus-Related Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with HbH Disease
| Autor: | Bingwen Eugene Fan, Chong Chern Hao, Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Navin Kuthah, Nicholas Wong Wai Cheong, Emily En-Xian Tan, Ikram Hussain, Chaozer Er |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system lcsh:Medicine Case Report Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Etoposide Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis biology business.industry Parvovirus Parvovirus infection fungi lcsh:R General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification musculoskeletal system 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018) Case Reports in Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1687-9635 1687-9627 |
| Popis: | Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is rare and life-threatening medical emergency. Parvovirus infection is rarely associated with HLH. We report a case of parvovirus-related HLH in a patient with alpha thalassaemia (HbH disease). The patient responded well to a course of dexamethasone without the need of etoposide. Based on our literature search, this is the first case of parvovirus related HLH in a patient with HbH disease in the medical literature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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