Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with anaplasmosis

Autor: Tamara M Johnson, Melinda S Brown, Mohamed Rabbat, Jihad Slim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 76-78 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-777X
DOI: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_116_16
Popis: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a hyperinflammatory syndrome characterized by unregulated macrophage and T-lymphocyte activation resulting in cytokine overproduction and subsequent histiocytic phagocytosis. Variant infections, particularly viruses have been postulated as the inciting factor for this potentially fatal disease. Herein, we will report a case of HLH associated with anaplasmosis.
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