Mycobacterium avium Complex-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Sickle Cell Patient: An Unusual Fatal Association | Zendy

Mohammed A. ChamsiPasha | Zendy; M. Chadi Alraies | Zendy; Abdul Hamid Alraiyes | Zendy; Eric D. Hsi | Zendy

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Mycobacterium avium Complex-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Sickle Cell Patient: An Unusual Fatal Association

Author(s) -

Mohammed A. ChamsiPasha,

M. Chadi Alraies,

Abdul Hamid Alraiyes,

Eric D. Hsi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in hematology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6560

pISSN - 2090-6579

DOI - 10.1155/2013/291518

Subject(s) - hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , medicine , cytopenia , sickle cell anemia , mycobacterium avium complex , immunology , hemophagocytosis , pancytopenia , anemia , ferritin , pathology , disease , bone marrow

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare hyperinflammatory syndrome, characterized clinically by fever, splenomegaly, cytopenia, and high ferritin. Infectious causes have been associated with secondary HLH, with viruses being the most common. We report a case of Mycobacterium avium complex -associated HLH in a sickle cell anemia patient. To the best of our knowledge, this association has never been reported in sickle cell anemia.

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