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Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis related to hematopoietic tuberculosis

Author(s) -

N. Zemed,

S. Khatib,

H. Oualil,

J.E. Bourkadi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

egyptian journal of chest diseases and tuberculosis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-9950

pISSN - 0422-7638

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2015.12.013

Subject(s) - hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , medicine , tuberculosis , etiology , disease , haematopoiesis , immunology , pediatrics , pathology , stem cell , biology , genetics

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but potentially a fatal disease. It is either primary or secondary and it is linked to various etiologies. Its therapeutic management is always difficult and not codified in the absence of large-scale controlled studies. We report a case of secondary HLH associated with hematopoietic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adult

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