Early Detection and Rescue of an Unusual Case of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Associated with Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphophagocytosis: Case Report from a Liver Transplant Center in India
Abstract:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, multisystem, potentially fatal clinicopathologic syndrome. HLH presenting predominantly as pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) has been rarely reported. Early recognition is imperative to initiate life-saving treatment but is often hampered due to the rarity of this syndrome, variable clinical presentations, and nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings. In this article, we reported a case of secondary HLH (H1N1 and RSV positive) presenting as PALF from I… Show more
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