Hereditary haemochromatosis, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and COVID-19

Hereditary haemochromatosis, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and COVID-19

Background: Syndromes of iron overload have been shown to increase the risk of severe clinical disease in viral infections. Immune dysfunction is similarly described in hereditary haemochromatosis (HH). We present here the case of a 51-year-old man who developed severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVI...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Riley, Scott R. Hicks, Sharon Irvine, Tom J. Blanchard, Edward Britton, Howida Shawki, Muhammad Sajid Pervaiz, Tom E. Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
Subjects:
Hereditary haemochromatosis
Coronavirus
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259017022030039X

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