Cytomegalovirus and disseminated histoplasmosis-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome in an HIV-patient late presenter with IRIS: a case report

Cytomegalovirus and disseminated histoplasmosis-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome in an HIV-patient late presenter with IRIS: a case report

Abstract Background Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome (HLS) is an immune-mediated life-threatening disease considered as a medical emergency, with a potentially fatal multisystem inflammatory outcome. We present a patient that developed HLS and was able to be diagnosed efficiently with the...

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Main Authors: Luz A. González-Hernández, Monserrat Alvarez-Zavala, Rodolfo I. Cabrera-Silva, Pedro Martínez-Ayala, Fernando Amador-Lara, Aída S. Ramírez-González, Ana L. Ron-Magaña, Vida V. Ruiz Herrera, Karina Sánchez-Reyes, Jaime F. Andrade-Villanueva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Subjects:
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome
Cytomegalovirus
Disseminated histoplasmosis
HIV
Applied translational medicine
IRIS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12981-020-00304-0

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