Hadi Allahverdi Nazhand, Shahram Sabeti, Farid Javandoust Gharehbagh, Ronak Nalini, Abdolreza Babamahmoodi, Maryam Marahemi, Elmira Mahmoudi Chalmiani, Legha Lotfollahi, Ilad Alavi Darazam
INTRODUCTION: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and life-threatening hematologic disease segregated into familial (primary) and acquired (secondary) subtypes. Hyperinflammation and HLH occur when the immune system fails to clear activated macrophages and histiocytes. Infections, malignancies, and rheumatologic disorders are the major triggers leading to HLH. Miliary tuberculosis is a serious disease with a lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is known to be one of the causative agents of HLH...
November 30, 2023: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries