Fatal murine typhus with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a child
ABSTRACT Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare complication in Rickettsia typhi infections. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy with sudden night-onset fever, pallor, neck adenopathy and erythematous macular rash on the thorax, thighs and buttocks. During admission, he developed hyponatrem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652020000100524&tlng=en |