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- Title
A rare fatal case of a novel bunyavirus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
- Authors
Ling Lin; You-Zu Xu; Xiao-Mai Wu; Hong-Fei Ge; Jia-Xi Feng; Mei-Fang Chen; Dong-Qing Lv; Bo-Li Li; Jian Lin
- Abstract
Herein we describe a rare fatal case of a novel bunyavirus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a 62-year-old female patient. The novel bunyavirus infects patients with or without HLH who have similar clinical features such as fever, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytopenia. Therefore, the diagnosis of HLH can be easily missed. When HLH occurs, the disease worsens and the fatality rate rises. Our finding highlights the importance of bone marrow biopsy performed as soon as possible for patients suspected of having a novel bunyavirus infection and showing marked cytopenia in three cell lines.
- Subjects
BUNYAVIRUSES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; BONE marrow; BIOPSY; CELL lines
- Publication
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 5, p533
- ISSN
2036-6590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3855/jidc.7268