Difference between revisions of "Hemophagocytic syndrome"

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| Image      = Hemophagocytic_syndrome_-_cropped_-_very_high_mag.jpg
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| Caption    = Micrograph showing phagocytosed RBCs in hemophagocytic syndrome. [[H&E stain]].
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| Micro      = macrophages containing erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes, platelets
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| LMDDx      = overlapping cells, [[emperipolesis]]
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| Prevalence = rare
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| Prognosis  = dependent on underlying cause
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'''Hemophagocytic syndrome''', also known as '''hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis''', is a rare condition often associated with viral infections.
'''Hemophagocytic syndrome''', also known as '''hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis''', is a rare condition often associated with viral infections.


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Features:<ref name=pmid11076718/>
Features:<ref name=pmid11076718/>
*Macrophages with phagocytosed:
*Macrophages with phagocytosed:
**Erythrocytes.
**[[Erythrocyte]]s.
**Leukocytes.
**Leukocytes.
**Platelets.
**Platelets.
DDx:
*Overlapping cells (red blood cells overlapping macrophages).
*[[Emperipolesis]].


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