Open AccessProminent hemophagocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid in a patient with pneumococcal meningitis
Author(s) -
Alqasim Alauldeen Mudhafar Zubair,
Kariyattil Rajeev
Publication year - 2021
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/ccr3.4294
Subject(s) - hemophagocytosis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , meningitis , hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , bone marrow , pathology , pediatrics , pancytopenia , disease
Hemophagocytosis is usually observed in bone marrow. But it can be an incidental finding in other body fluids in severe infections like cerebrospinal fluid in case of meningitis. Clinicians need to rule out primary type of hemophagocytic syndrome.