Etoposide Plays an Important Role in Treatment of Lymphoma Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
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Lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
A 34-year-old male with a history of T cell–rich B-cell lymphoma relapsed 1 year after high-dose therapy with recurrent fevers, abdominal pain, and jaundice. He was cachetic with hepatosplenomegaly and ascites. Laboratory findings showed a white blood cell count of 2.7 109/L, hemoglobin 8.7 g/dL, platelets of 21 109/L, hyperbilirubinemia, and no evidence of hemolysis including a negative Coombs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0006-4971,1528-0020
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-132119