Secondary HLH Case Report Highlighting Clinical Challenges
Joint Authors
El Fakih, Riad
Mohamed, Said Y.
Alnounou, Randa
Elgohary, Ghada
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 19-year-old patient with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) developed severe and prolonged cytopenia and unexplained jaundice and fever after salvage chemotherapy.
His workup revealed hemophagocytosis on the bone marrow biopsy.
He was treated for HLH (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis) secondary to AML and chemotherapy.
The patient died on day 56 after starting his salvage chemotherapy.
Unexpectedly, after his death, the microbiology laboratory reported positive mycobacterial growth from a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) sample taken during the workup of his fever.
This case illustrates the difficulties in the diagnostic workup of HLH to identify triggers in a timely manner so that a targeted and specific therapy can be administered quickly, given the rapid and deadly evolution of the HLH process.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El Fakih, Riad& Mohamed, Said Y.& Alnounou, Randa& Elgohary, Ghada. 2018. Secondary HLH Case Report Highlighting Clinical Challenges. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143749
Modern Language Association (MLA)
El Fakih, Riad…[et al.]. Secondary HLH Case Report Highlighting Clinical Challenges. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143749
American Medical Association (AMA)
El Fakih, Riad& Mohamed, Said Y.& Alnounou, Randa& Elgohary, Ghada. Secondary HLH Case Report Highlighting Clinical Challenges. Case Reports in Hematology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143749
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143749
