Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Parvovirus B19 in a Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

• Main Authors: Precious Macauley MD (Author), Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh MD (Author), Carissa Dumancas MD (Author), Vijay Alexander-Rajan MD (Author), Fernando Piedra-Chavez MD (Author), Khaled Nada MD (Author), Imnett Habtes MD (Author), Andrea Popescu MD (Author), Aleksandra Mamorska-Dyga MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and life-threatening condition characterized by widespread inflammation due to massive immune activation and cytokine release. It is of 2 types, primary or familial and secondary or acquired. Diagnosis is made by fulfilling 5 of 8 criteria as determ...