Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Complicating the Double Trouble of Malaria and Kala-Azar-A Rare Presentation | Zendy

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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Complicating the Double Trouble of Malaria and Kala-Azar-A Rare Presentation

Author(s) -

Ajay Chhabra,

Gian Chand,

Pritam Singh Sandhu,

Hardip Singh Nirman,

Smit Rajput,

Deepshikha Mangat

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

medical science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2321-5291

DOI - 10.29387/ms.2015.3.4.288-292

Subject(s) - hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , presentation (obstetrics) , hemophagocytosis , medicine , malaria , severe malaria , pediatrics , immunology , dermatology , pathology , plasmodium falciparum , pancytopenia , surgery , bone marrow , disease

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare hyperinflammatory syndrome which is characterized by inappropriate proliferation of lympho-histiocytes which phagocytize hematopoietic cells and thereby give rise to the clinical picture of fever, hepatosplenomegaly and cytopenias. HLH can be primary or secondary due to infections by bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. Here we present a case report of simultaneous infection of Plasmodium vivax and visceral leishmaniasis complicated by secondary HLH in a Border Security Force jawan (BSF soldier).

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