Haemophagocytosis in typhoid fever.
This report deals with a young man who developed features of haemophogocytosis during the course of typhoid fever. The pertinent clinical and laboratory features of typhoid-associated haemophagocytosis are discussed. The need for blood component replacement therapy in addition to specific anti-microbials to treat haemophagocytosis complicating typhoid fever is stressed.
Ramanathan
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Taiping District Hospital, Perak Darul Ridzuan.
Karim
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D000328:Adult; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis