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Published on: June 27, 2020
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis complicating influenza A infection
Steven S Mou1, Thomas A Nakagawa, Ellen C Riemer
1Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Brenner Children's Hospital, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1009, USA. smou@wfubmc.edu
Abstract:
During the influenza A (H3N2) season of 2003-2004, several influenza-related complications and deaths were reported in children. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis complicating influenza A infection is very rare. We report a 3-year-old girl who presented with severe pneumonia and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with influenza A infection. Clinicians should be aware of hemophagocytic syndrome as a serious complication of influenza A infection.
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