Open AccessUNUSUAL PRESENTATION AND SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY OF HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS (HLH) DUE TO URINARY TRACT INFECTION: UNCOMMON ASSOCIATION OF A COMMON DISEASE.
Author(s) -
Dibya Jyoti Sharma,
Parvathy Rajmohan,
Phulen Sarma,
Simi Patoa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/4000134
Subject(s) - hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , cytokine storm , medicine , disease , urinary system , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , immunology , surgery , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an under diagnosed condition which has fatal outcome if not recognizedduring initial period and effective medical therapy is not prioritized to control the cytokine storm at the outset. Itmasquerades as multiple diseases and has a variable yet unpredictable clinical course and corollary.We report theuncommon manifestation and outcome of HLH in a patient who presented to our centre with urinary tract infection.