Human monocytic ehrlichiosis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome

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• 作者：Rachel M. Kaplan ; Stanley A. Swat ; Benjamin D. Singer ; ^{benjamin-singer@northwestern.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Ehrlichiosis ; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
• 刊名：Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：86
• 期：3
• 页码：327-328
• 全文大小：440 K

文摘

Human monocytic ehrlichiosis can manifest as a disease causing multi-organ failure. Rarely, it can cause secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment for both ehrlichiosis and HLH is lifesaving. Therefore, clinical suspicion of HLH must remain high in the setting of an ehrlichiosis infection.