Colonic Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Hemophagocytic syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal disorder characterised by pathological immune activation associated with primary familial disorder, genetic mutation or occurring as a sporadic condition. The later can be secondary to infections, malignancies or autoimmune diseases. Malignancy associated HLH is commonly seen in haematological malignancies and rarely with solid organ tumours. We report a case of "Adenocarcinoma of colon" presenting as Hemophagocytic syndrome, to our knowledge, this is the first case report of HLH secondary to Carcinoma colon, a rare presentation of solid organ malignancy
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Murtaza Ali
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