title: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in leprosy.
abstract: A patient from Southeast Asia was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. One year later, she experienced exacerbation of skin lesions and was diagnosed with erythema nodosum leprosum. Upon treatment, the patient developed hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with multi-organ failure and died from invasive fungal infection. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis has to our knowledge, not previously been reported in leprosy.
authors.forename: Liv R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Høyvoll
authors.forename: Yngvar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fløisand
authors.forename: Hilde Lang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Orrem
authors.forename: Ragnar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunnarsson
authors.forename: Linn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Landrø
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brevig
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaustad
authors.forename: Ingvild
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nordøy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D051359:Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / Q000209:etiology*