Prominent hemophagocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid in a patient with pneumococcal meningitis

Abstract Hemophagocytosis is usually observed in bone marrow. But it can be an incidental finding in other body fluids in severe infections like cerebrospinal fluid in case of meningitis. Clinicians need to rule out primary type of hemophagocytic syndrome.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alauldeen Mudhafar Zubair Alqasim, Rajeev Kariyattil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4294