Extreme hypertriglyceridemia in an infant with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and hydroxycobalamin deficiency
Author(s) -
Lidija Dokmanović,
Nada Krstovski,
Jelena Lazić,
Predrag Rodić,
Goran Milošević,
Srdja Janković,
Dragana Janić
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1512744d
Subject(s) - hemophagocytosis , hepatosplenomegaly , hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , medicine , hypertriglyceridemia , hypofibrinogenemia , immunology , pediatrics , pancytopenia , bone marrow , disease , triglyceride , cholesterol , fibrinogen
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe hyperinflammatory condition characterized by fever, cytopenias, hepatosplenomegaly and hemophagocytosis. HLH may be primary or secondary to infection, autoimmune disease or malignancy. Hypertriglyceridemia is a common abnormality in HLH and one of the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria.
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