Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) associated with T-cell lymphomas: Broadening our differential for fever of unknown origin

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 484-486

  Khadanga, Sherrie ^a   Solomon, Benjamin ^a   Dittus, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever of unknown origin; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; T cell lymphoma

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; LETHARGY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84907912458     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.141656     Document Type: Article

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