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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
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Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 3
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Case Studies

Disseminated infection to immune activation

Jill YeagerDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara KrenzerDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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Pages 345-346 | Received 11 Mar 2018, Accepted 12 Apr 2018, Published online: 16 May 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

A 61-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis on chronic immunosuppression presented with fever. Laboratory studies demonstrated multiorgan failure with pancytopenia, elevation in liver function studies, and an elevated ferritin level, with a diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis confirmed on bone marrow biopsy. After initial treatment with chemotherapy, fungal blood cultures grew Histoplasma, prompting initiation of antifungal therapy, which resulted in successful treatment of Histoplasma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

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