Systemic autoimmune abnormalities complicated by cytomegalovirus-induced hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report

Figure 3 Clinical course. The patient was admitted to the hospital on March 27, 2013, transferred from the Infection Department to the Hematology Department on April 10, and discharged on May 16, 2013. When cytomegalovirus-DNA turned negative, laboratory indicators such as serum ferritin, absolute neutrophil count, hemoglobin, platelet counts, alanine aminotransferase, serum albumin and serum calcium returned to normal levels at about the same time. ANA: Anti-nuclear antibody; BM: Bone marrow aspiration; CT: Computed tomography scanning; DEX: Dexamethasone; CsA: Cyclosporine A; IVIG: Intravenous polyvalent immune globulin; MP: Methylprednisolone; CTX: Cyclophosphamide; VCR: Vincristine; CMV: Cytomegalovirus; SF: Serum ferritin; HB: Hemoglobin; PLT: Platelet; ANC: Absolute neutrophil count; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; CA: Calcium; ALB: Albumin.