Infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome in childhood tuberculosis: A case report

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Nandi, Madhumita | Ganguli, Suhas K. | Mondal, Rakesh K. | Dutta, Supratim | Mukherjee, Krishnendu

Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Department of Pathology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Madhumita Nandi, 6/6, Naren Sarkar Road, Barisha, Kolkata,West Bengal, India. Tel.: +919433166790; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis comes under the category of histiocytosis type II. It can be of two types, namely familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome. The latter is commonly associated with viral infections. Infection with other agents may also cause this syndrome. We report a case of infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome in childhood tuberculosis, a rarity in Indian as well as world literature.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, hemophagocytosis, histiocytosis

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0213

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 91-94, 2010