Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a Ghanaian child

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dc.contributor.authorSegbefia, C.I.
dc.contributor.authorOsei-Wusu, A.
dc.contributor.authorObeng, W.
dc.contributor.authorDei-Adomakoh, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-09T11:23:16Z
dc.date.available2019-01-09T11:23:16Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of a previously well nine-month-old infant who presented with prolonged fever, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. A diagnosis of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) was made during the course of hospital admission. There was good initial response to dexamethasone but the patient died less than two months after diagnosis. This is the first report of HLH from Ghana. The disease has a significant mortality rate if untreated and a high index of suspicion is required in all severely ill children.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVolume 46, Number 4, pp 254–257
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26702
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGhana medical journalen_US
dc.subjectHaemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjecthyperinflammationen_US
dc.subjectpancytopeniaen_US
dc.subjectdexamethasoneen_US
dc.titleHaemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a Ghanaian childen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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