Rapid Diagnosis of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Disseminated BCG Infection in Infants With Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: Case Report.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Zou, Ting-Ting; Liao, Qiong; Liu, Yang; Guo, Qin; Zhu, Yu; Wan, Chao-min
- Source
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Nov2023, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p1-6. 6p.
- Subject
- *HEMOPHAGOCYTIC lymphohistiocytosis
*SEVERE combined immunodeficiency
*NUCLEOTIDE sequencing
*MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis
*DIAGNOSIS
*INFANTS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2328-8957
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis triggered by disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin infection is rare. Targeted next-generation sequencing for tuberculosis can rapidly identify different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as well as drug resistance genes. Herein we report 2 cases of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in whom targeted next-generation sequencing rapidly identified Bacillus Calmette-Guerin as the infectious trigger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]