Hemophagocytic syndrome associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection

• Main Authors: P N Vinoth (Author), K Abilash Thomas (Author), S Muthamil Selvan (Author), D Febe Renjitha Suman (Author), Julius Xavier Scott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) has been associated with infections, hematological malignancies and autoimmune conditions. Malaria is rarely reported to cause HPS. We report a case of an 11-month-old infant with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, high serum ferritin, hypertriglyceridemia, and bo...