title: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis masking the diagnosis of lymphoma in an adolescent male.
abstract: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) association with an underlying lymphoma is an uncommon entity in paediatrics. It may precede lymphoma diagnosis by several years or may occur at the time of remission or relapse of lymphoma. Simultaneous occurrence of HLH & lymphoma is rare. We here with report a case where HLH was the initial presentation which masked the diagnosis of lymphoma, however tissue biopsy revealed the underlying non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital & The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, 12-A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Natarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital & The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, 12-A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Ramya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uppuluri
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital & The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, 12-A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Geetha
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital & The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, 12-A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Thiruvengadam
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vasanthi
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital & The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, 12-A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: Julius Xavier
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Scott
keywords: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Lymphoma; Tissue diagnosis