Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis presenting with acute liver failure and central nervous system involvement in early infancy

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis presenting with acute liver failure and central nervous system involvement in early infancy

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a potentially fatal and likely underdiagnosed disease characterized by unregulated histiocyte proliferation, hypercytokinemia and hemophagocytosis, causing life-threatening tissue damage and organ failure. We report a case of a 56-day-old infant presenting...

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Main Authors: Mukesh Kumar, Nirupama Kothari, B D Gupta, Neeraj Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Acute liver failure
familial hemophagocytosis lymphohistiocytosis
infant
neurological manifestations
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=2;spage=281;epage=283;aulast=Kumar

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http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=2;spage=281;epage=283;aulast=Kumar

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