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Pregnancy-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with cytomegalovirus infection: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Tumian NR 1 , Wong CL 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: chiehwong@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol, 2015 Aug;54(4):432-7.
PMID: 26384065 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.11.023

Abstract

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a disorder characterized by uncontrolled mature histiocyte proliferation, hemophagocytosis, and hypercytokinemia. We describe a previously healthy pregnant patient who presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with HLH.

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