Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to epstein-barr virus reactivation in a patient with COVID-19

<p>Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recognized complication of severe illness. However, this phenomenon has been reported most often in the setting of acute infection. Here we present a case of a patient with a history of severe acute respira...

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Main Authors: Nurfiza Ladak (Author), Kenneth Csehak (Author), Justin Chan (Author), Farnoush Moen (Author)
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Published: Archives of Hematology Case Reports and Reviews - Peertechz Publications, 2022-02-16.
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520 |a <p>Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recognized complication of severe illness. However, this phenomenon has been reported most often in the setting of acute infection. Here we present a case of a patient with a history of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that subsequently developed HLH weeks after treatment of COVID-19 and discharges from the hospital. Upon re-admission, work-up demonstrated the patient was experiencing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation. As EBV infection is a known etiological trigger of HLH, this case provides an alternative mechanism for HLH seen in patients with a history of COVID-19 infection who present after the resolution of acute symptomatology. </p> 
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