Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection

ABSTRACT Congenital cytomegalovirus infection causes lethal diseases with neurological, visual, auditory and systemic injuries, including the hemophagocytic syndrome. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) can be caused by primary hereditary immunological defects, as well as several infectious tri...

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Main Authors: Fabrício Silva Pessoa, Valdênia Costa Gonçalves, Eliza Maria da Costa Brito Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2021-03-01
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=S0036-46652021000100502&tlng=en