Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Gastrointestinal Bleeding: What a Surgeon Should Know

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serval:BIB_46A59706E382
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Gastrointestinal Bleeding: What a Surgeon Should Know
Journal
Case Reports In Surgery
Author(s)
Popeskou S., Gavillet M., Demartines N., Christoforidis D.
ISSN
2090-6900 (Print)
2090-6919 (Electronic)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
2015
Pages
745848
Language
english
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Publication types: Case Report ; case-report Identifiant PubMed Central: PMC4496477
Abstract
This paper presents to the surgical community an unusual and often ignored cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Hemophagocytic syndrome or hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare medical entity characterized by phagocytosis of red blood cells, leucocytes, platelets, and their precursors in the bone marrow by activated macrophages. When intestinal bleeding is present, the management is very challenging with extremely high mortality rates. Early diagnosis and treatment seem to be the most important factors for a successful outcome. We present two cases and review another 18 from the literature.
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