Infections Associated Hemophagocytosis-Secondary HLH Mimics in Children!"

Bhavika Rishi; Aroonima Misra; Ravneet Kaur; Varsha Mishra; Sonal Jain; Amitabh Singh

doi:10.1007/s12288-022-01577-3

Infections Associated Hemophagocytosis-Secondary HLH Mimics in Children!"

Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2023 Jul;39(3):503-504. doi: 10.1007/s12288-022-01577-3. Epub 2022 Nov 27.

Authors

Bhavika Rishi¹, Aroonima Misra¹, Ravneet Kaur², Varsha Mishra², Sonal Jain³, Amitabh Singh⁴

Affiliations

¹ National Institute of Pathology, 110029 New Delhi, India.
² Senior Resident Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
³ Incharge Hematology, Dr Dangs Lab, 110016 New Delhi, India.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, 110029 New Delh, India.

PMID: 37304477
PMCID: PMC10247618 (available on 2024-07-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s12288-022-01577-3

Abstract

Infection-associated hemophagocytosis is a diagnostic challenge. The varied presentation makes timely diagnosis difficult. We report two cases with unusual presentation of well-established secondary triggers for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Keywords: EBV infection in HLH; HLH; Hepatic failure in HLH; Infectious causes; leishmaniasis.