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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jin, Cheng-Qiang
• Dong, Hai-Xin
• Zhou, Jian-Wei
• Jia, Yan-xia

Titel

Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis induced by cholecystitis: A case report and a review of the literature

Ist Teil von

• Clinica chimica acta, 2016-09, Vol.460, p.236-239

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening disease resulting from excessive activation and non-malignant proliferation of macrophages and T lymphocytes. Whether it can be caused by cholecystitis has not yet been reported in the world. A 4-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with cholecystitis. The patient was diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after 3days of admission based on the results of laboratory tests showing hypofibrinogenemia, hypertriglyceridemia, thrombocytopenia, anemia and leukopenia. From this case experience, if a timely symptomatic treatment is given, the condition of the patient with secondary HLH can be alleviated. This is the first report of cholecystitis-induced hemophagocytic syndrome in the world also. •From this case experience, if a timely symptomatic treatment is given, the condition of the patient with secondary HLH can be alleviated.•This is the first report of cholecystitis-induced hemophagocytic syndrome in the world.•If purpura and bruises appeared in both of the lower extremities after various infections, doctors shoud take secondary HLH into account.