Hemophagocytic syndrome: pitfalls in its diagnosis

The hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) is characterized by a clinical picture of fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and peripheral pancytopenia. The morphologic hallmark of this syndrome is the phagocytosis of hematopoietic elements by morphologically normal macrophages. HS is considered rare and...

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Autores: Schettert, Isolmar Tadeu, Cardinalli, Izilda Aparecida, Ozello, Margareth Castro, Vassallo, José, Lorand-Metze, Irene, Souza, Cármino Antonio de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Paulista de Medicina
Repositorio:São Paulo medical journal (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.diagnosticoetratamento.emnuvens.com.br:article/2146
Acceso en línea:https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/2146
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hemophagocytic Syndrome
Lymphohistiocytosis
pancytopenia
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Sumario:The hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) is characterized by a clinical picture of fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and peripheral pancytopenia. The morphologic hallmark of this syndrome is the phagocytosis of hematopoietic elements by morphologically normal macrophages. HS is considered rare and may be a primary disease or associated to viral, infection, neoplasias or autoimmune diseases. Treatment is controversial and its evolution is often fatal. Anatomo-pathological evaluation shows the phenomenon of hemophagocytosis in several organs, especially the hematopoietic tissues. We describe a case of HS, discuss its possible causes, its clinical and pathologic features, its pathophysiology and therapeutic possibilities.