title: [Virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) as an initial manifestation in HIV infection].
abstract: A 21-year-old man admitted for idiopathic fever and sore throat was diagnosed with virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) when bone marrow aspirate showed hemophagocytosis. ELISA for HIV antibodies was negative, although HIV RNA was positive. VAHS is extremely rare as an initial manifestation in HIV infection, being reported, to our knowledge, in only 4 subjects in Japan. Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) features fever and hepatosplenomegaly associated with pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypofibrinogemia, due to hypercytokinemia. Physicians should thus be aware that primary HWV infection may involve glandular-fever-like illness and should start prompt diagnosis to contain AIDS spread.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagaya
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Yuya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Narui
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haruyama
authors.forename: Ryouta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yoshii
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Katsuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D051359:Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult