Tuberculosis-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adolescent diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ju-Hee Seo (Συγγραφέας), Jun Ah Lee (Συγγραφέας), Dong Ho Kim (Συγγραφέας), Joongbum Cho (Συγγραφέας), Jung Sub Lim (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Korean Pediatric Society, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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We present a case of tuberculosis-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 14-year-old girl. The patient presented with weight loss, malaise, fatigue, prolonged fever, and generalized lymphadenopathy. Laboratory investigation revealed pancytopenia (white blood cells, 2,020 cells/µL; hemogl...