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Case Report: Typhoid Fever Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Rhabdomyolysis
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Case Report: Typhoid Fever Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Rhabdomyolysis

Lemuel R. Non, Rupa Patel, Amir Esmaeeli and Vladimir Despotovic
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.93(5), pp.1068-1069
11/01/2015
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0385
PMCID: PMC4703258
PMID: 26324725
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Abstract

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and rhabdomyolysis are rare complications of typhoid fever from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Herein, we describe the clinical features in a 21-year-old female from India who presented to the intensive care unit with fever, severe pancytopenia, and rhabdomyolysis.
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