Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to Epstein Barr virus and Leishmania co-infection in a toddler | Zendy

Nerea DomínguezPinilla | Zendy; M Baro-Fernández | Zendy; Luis Ignacio GonzálezGranado | Zendy

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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to Epstein Barr virus and Leishmania co-infection in a toddler

Author(s) -

Nerea DomínguezPinilla,

M Baro-Fernández,

Luis Ignacio GonzálezGranado

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of postgraduate medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 0972-2823

pISSN - 0022-3859

DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.147052

Subject(s) - medicine , toddler , hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , virology , immunology , pediatrics , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology , disease

This is the report of an EBV+Leishmanial co-infection. The patient developed hemophagocytic syndrome (HLH) and was treated with the standard HLH-2004 protocol. However, PCR in bone marrow discovered this secondary cause for HLH. In endemic countries, visceral leishmaniasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis even in EBV-related HLH, as chemotherapy toxicity may be avoided.

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