Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and severe liver injury induced by hepatic SARS-CoV-2 infection unmasking Wilson’s disease: Balancing immunosuppression

Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and severe liver injury induced by hepatic SARS-CoV-2 infection unmasking Wilson’s disease: Balancing immunosuppression

A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated respiratory and hepatic impairment concomitant with severe hemolytic anemia. Upon diagnosis of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, immunosuppression with anakinra and steroids was started, leading to...

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Main Authors: Matthias Lubnow, Barbara Schmidt, Martin Fleck, Bernd Salzberger, Thomas Müller, Georg Peschel, Roland Schneckenpointner, Tobias Lange, Florian Hitzenbichler, Martin Kieninger, Dirk Lunz, Bernhard Graf, Christoph Brochhausen, Florian Weber, Florian Lüke, David Peterhoff, Philipp Schuster, Andreas Hiergeist, Robert Offner, Ute Hehr, Stefan Wallner, Frank Hanses, Stephan Schmid, Kilian Weigand, Florian Geismann, Hendrik Poeck, Tobias Pukrop, Matthias Evert, Andre Gessner, Ralph Burkhardt, Wolfgang Herr, Lars S. Maier, Daniel Heudobler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Liver injury
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Wilson’s disease
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