Prompt Recognition of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Afebrile Patient with Lupus and Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Patient: Male, 43-year-old Final Diagnosis: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Symptoms: Acute kidney injury • anorexia • dyspnea • epistaxis • heart murmur • hepatosplenomegaly • murmur • weakness • weight loss Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Bone marrow biopsy • CT scan • echocardiography...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of case reports 2021-11, Vol.22, p.e934092-e934092
Hauptverfasser: Hardage, Joshua, Otto, Natalie B., Skaggs, Joanne, Travis, Stephen
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Zusammenfassung:Patient: Male, 43-year-old Final Diagnosis: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Symptoms: Acute kidney injury • anorexia • dyspnea • epistaxis • heart murmur • hepatosplenomegaly • murmur • weakness • weight loss Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Bone marrow biopsy • CT scan • echocardiography • plasmapharesis • renal biopsy • ultrasonography Specialty: Hematology • General and Internal Medicine • Nephrology • Pathology • Rheumatology
ISSN:1941-5923
1941-5923
DOI:10.12659/AJCR.934092