Familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in two newborn siblings: a good mimicker of newborn sepsis

Ann Trop Paediatr. 2007 Sep;27(3):231-5. doi: 10.1179/146532807X220352.

Abstract

Familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder. We report two newborn siblings diagnosed as FHL.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / diagnosis*
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / genetics
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / pathology
  • Male
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*