Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha
Scrub typhus is one of the re-emerging infectious diseases in India, whereas hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) results from an uncontrolled and ineffective hyperinflammatory response to a variety of triggers. HLH is categorized into primary and secondary type with infection being one of the l...
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| author | Sanjay Kumar Sahu Jyoti Ranjan Behera Sushrith Kumar Yadav |
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| description | Scrub typhus is one of the re-emerging infectious diseases in India, whereas hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) results from an uncontrolled and ineffective hyperinflammatory response to a variety of triggers. HLH is categorized into primary and secondary type with infection being one of the leading causes of secondary HLH. Here, we report a case of 3-month-old girl diagnosed with scrub typhus associated with secondary HLH as both the age of presentation and the association are rarely reported in literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ba582a5529344a4ae6a06a80b32e5032022-12-21T20:29:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2021-01-01651858610.4103/ijph.IJPH_565_20Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of OdishaSanjay Kumar SahuJyoti Ranjan BeheraSushrith Kumar YadavScrub typhus is one of the re-emerging infectious diseases in India, whereas hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) results from an uncontrolled and ineffective hyperinflammatory response to a variety of triggers. HLH is categorized into primary and secondary type with infection being one of the leading causes of secondary HLH. Here, we report a case of 3-month-old girl diagnosed with scrub typhus associated with secondary HLH as both the age of presentation and the association are rarely reported in literature.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2021;volume=65;issue=1;spage=85;epage=86;aulast=Sahuhemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisinfantscrub typhus |
| spellingShingle | Sanjay Kumar Sahu Jyoti Ranjan Behera Sushrith Kumar Yadav Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha Indian Journal of Public Health hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis infant scrub typhus |
| title | Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha |
| title_full | Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha |
| title_fullStr | Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha |
| title_short | Scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-month-old child from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha |
| title_sort | scrub typhus with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 3 month old child from a tertiary care hospital of odisha |
| topic | hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis infant scrub typhus |
| url | http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2021;volume=65;issue=1;spage=85;epage=86;aulast=Sahu |
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