Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an ill-studied disease that is endemic to several regions of Brazil. It is often complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a potentially fatal disorder resulting from excessive non-malignant activation/proliferation of T lymphocytes and mac...

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Published in:Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Main Authors: de Carvalho, Fernando Henrique Guimarães, Lula, Jamille Fernandes, Teles, Leandro de Freitas, Caldeira, Antônio Prates, de Carvalho, Sílvio Fernando Guimarães
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310370/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32578702
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0491-2019
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