An unusual cause of ascites: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
INDIAN PEDIATRICS, cilt.44, sa.5, ss.371-374, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Dergi Adı: INDIAN PEDIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.371-374
- Anahtar Kelimeler: hemophagocytosis, ascites, childhood
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, hyper-triglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, and hemophagocytosis. Ascites is not mentioned as a symptom of hemophagocytic syndrome. We report a one month-old girl suffering from familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, who presented with ascites.