Multiple opportunistic infection-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in nephrotic syndrome: A case report

Multiple opportunistic infection-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in nephrotic syndrome: A case report

Multiple opportunistic coinfections during corticosteroid therapy for the nephrotic syndrome are uncommon. Infection-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and potentially fatal multisystem disorder, manifesting as a state of hypercytokinemia in response to an infectious trigg...

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Main Authors: Sireesh Varadaraju, Priyanka Khandelwal, Jhuma Sankar, Pankaj Hari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
Subjects:
corticosteroid
cytomegalovirus
intravenous immunoglobulin
pneumocystis jirovecii
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2021;volume=8;issue=6;spage=295;epage=298;aulast=Varadaraju

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