From multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children to secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis a series of misfortunate events: case report and review of literature.
Sudan J Paediatr
; 24(1): 73-79, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome of childhood (MIS-C) is a recently described entity in pediatrics post-COVID-19 pandemic. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a clinical syndrome caused by an unregulated proliferation of macrophages as well as T lymphocytes. Both entities can be considered overlapping, although distinct criteria for each can be found in the literature. Herein, we report a patient with MIS-C post-COVID-19 infection, complicated with HLH secondary to Plasmodium falciparum malaria from a blood transfusion.
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Sudan J Paediatr
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2024
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