Fulminant Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) in an infant masquerading septic shock - A case report

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but life-threatening disease caused by uninhibited hyperinflammatory reaction that can lead to fulminant, life threatening multi organ failure and whose pathophysiology and clinical characteristics are somehow similar to that of severe sepsis and se...

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Main Authors: Rohit Kapoor, Prabhas Prasun Giri, Joydeep Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
Subjects:
hlh
Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2016;volume=3;issue=4;spage=112;epage=114;aulast=Kapoor