Typhoid Fever Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Rhabdomyolysis

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and rhabdomyolysis are rare complications of typhoid fever from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Herein, we describe the clinical features in a 21-year-old female from India who presented to the intensive care unit with fever, severe pancytopenia, and rhabd...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2015-11, Vol.93 (5), p.1068-1069
Hauptverfasser:	Non, Lemuel R, Patel, Rupa, Esmaeeli, Amir, Despotovic, Vladimir
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests Drug Combinations Drug Resistance, Bacterial Drug Therapy, Combination Female Fever Humans India Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic - complications Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic - drug therapy Rhabdomyolysis - complications Rhabdomyolysis - drug therapy Salmonella enterica Salmonella typhi - drug effects Salmonella typhi - isolation & purification Sepsis Sulfamethizole - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome Trimethoprim - therapeutic use Typhoid Fever - complications Typhoid Fever - drug therapy Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and rhabdomyolysis are rare complications of typhoid fever from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Herein, we describe the clinical features in a 21-year-old female from India who presented to the intensive care unit with fever, severe pancytopenia, and rhabdomyolysis.
ISSN:	0002-9637 1476-1645
DOI:	10.4269/ajtmh.15-0385