Hepatitis E virus-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Patrick Descheemaeker; Marijke Reynders; Jan Van Droogenbroeck; Astrid Muyldermans
- Source
- Subject
- business.industry
General Medicine
Hepatitis E
medicine.disease
medicine.disease_cause
Virology
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Hepatitis E virus
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
business
- Language
- English
We report the first documented case of hepatitis E virus-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. This case emphasizes the fact that infectious agents other than those classically described should be taken into consideration as a potential trigger of virus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome. Prompt recognition is crucial to start early treatment of the underlying infection and possibly improve the outcome of this frequently fatal syndrome.