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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2019; 7(21): 3394-3406
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3394
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3394
Table 2 Underlying disease in the 80 patients with secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
| Disease | n |
| Infection | |
| Parasite | |
| Leishmania spp. alone | 15 |
| Leishmania spp. plus Coxiella Burnetti | 1 |
| Bacteria | |
| Coxiella Burnetti alone | 3 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 2 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii plus Achromobacter xylosoxidans | 1 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii plus Aspergillus spp. | 1 |
| Achromobacter xylosoxidans alone | 1 |
| E. Coli | 2 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 |
| Rickettsia spp. | 1 |
| Brucella spp. | 1 |
| Virus | |
| EBV | 7 |
| Influenza (A/H3N2) | 3 |
| HSV | 1 |
| CMV1 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 |
| Fungi | |
| Aspergillus spp. | 1 |
| Candida spp. | 1 |
| Mycobacteria | |
| Mycobacterium Fortuitum | 1 |
| Unidentified pathogen | 12 |
| Neoplasia | |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 10 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma accompanied by Leismaniasis or Coxiella Burnetti | 2 |
| Solid tumour | 1 |
| Autoimmune disease | |
| Adult Still’s disease | 5 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 1 |
| Other | |
| Toxic epidermal necrolysis | 1 |
| Wilson disease | 1 |
| Unknown | 2 |
- Citation: Georgiadou S, Gatselis NK, Stefos A, Zachou K, Makaritsis K, Rigopoulou EI, Dalekos GN. Efficient management of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with intravenous steroids and γ-immunoglobulin infusions. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(21): 3394-3406
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3394