Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with anaplasmosis

Tamara M Johnson, Melinda S Brown, Mohamed Rabbat, Jihad SlimJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2017 9(2):76-78Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a hyperinflammatory syndrome characterized by unregulated macrophage and T-lymphocyte activation resulting in cytokine overproduction and subsequent histiocytic phagocytosis. Variant infections, particularly viruses have been postulated as the inciting factor for this potentially fatal disease. Herein, we will report a case of HLH associated with anaplasmosis.
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research