کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1965054 | 1538639 | 2016 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• From this case experience, if a timely symptomatic treatment is given, the condition of the patient with secondary HLH can be alleviated.
• This is the first report of cholecystitis-induced hemophagocytic syndrome in the world.
• If purpura and bruises appeared in both of the lower extremities after various infections, doctors shoud take secondary HLH into account.
BackgroundHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening disease resulting from excessive activation and non-malignant proliferation of macrophages and T lymphocytes. Whether it can be caused by cholecystitis has not yet been reported in the world.Case reportA 4-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with cholecystitis. The patient was diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after 3 days of admission based on the results of laboratory tests showing hypofibrinogenemia, hypertriglyceridemia, thrombocytopenia, anemia and leukopenia.ConclusionsFrom this case experience, if a timely symptomatic treatment is given, the condition of the patient with secondary HLH can be alleviated. This is the first report of cholecystitis-induced hemophagocytic syndrome in the world also.
Journal: Clinica Chimica Acta - Volume 460, 1 September 2016, Pages 236–239