Open AccessHemophagocytic syndrome in pregnancy: case report, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
Author(s) -
Rousselin Aline,
Alavi Zarrin,
Le Moigne Emmanuelle,
Renard Sarah,
Tremouilhac Christophe,
Delluc Aurélien,
Merviel Philippe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1172
Subject(s) - medicine , pancytopenia , hypertriglyceridemia , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , concomitant , suspect , pediatrics , surgery , bone marrow , biology , genetics , triglyceride , cholesterol , political science , law
Key Clinical Message Diagnosis of hemophagocytic syndrome remains a challenge in particular during pregnancy. Concomitant presence of clinical and biological signs, for example, fever, pancytopenia, hyperferritinemia, and hypertriglyceridemia, should alert clinicians to suspect HPS and proceed to prompt treatments.