Fatal reactive hemophagocytosis related to disseminated histoplasmosis with endocarditis: An unusual case diagnosed at autopsy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-211

  Wang, Zhiqin ^a   Duarte, Alexander G ^a   Schnadig, Vicki J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Disseminated histoplasmosis; Fungal endocarditis; Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INTERFERON; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTOPSY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846811381     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31802b2812     Document Type: Article

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