| A Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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In A Choi, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| 류마티스 관절염 환자에서 발생한 혈구탐식성 림프조직구증 |
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최인아, 이은영, 이은봉, 송영욱 |
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서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Yeong Wook Song, Tel: +82-2-2072-2234, Fax: +82-2-762-9662, Email: ysong@snu.ac.kr
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Received: 6 April 2012 • Revised: 10 May 2012 • Accepted: 25 May 2012 |
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| Abstract |
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a condition caused by excessive activation and expansion of T lymphocytes and macrophagic histiocytes that exhibit hemophagocytic activity. It is a life-threatening condition, and the reported mortality rates reach 20% to 30%. It is usually associated with infection, malignancy, or autoimmune disease, but rarely with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We recently experienced a case of HLH with rapid progression resulting in mortality in a 38-year-old female patient with long-standing RA. She visited the clinic for evaluation of a common cold-like illness. She had hypotension, liver enzyme elevation, and pancytopenia. After admission, her hypotension continued and disseminated intravascular coagulation and metabolic acidosis developed and progressed with the appearance of azotemia. Despite supportive management, she died on the fifth hospital day. HLH should be considered as a differential diagnosis when patients with RA show acute illness with fever, cytopenia, hepatic failure, and coagulopathy. (Korean J Med 2014;86:372-376) |
| Key Words:
Lymphohistiocytosis; Hemophagocytic; Arthritis; Rheumatoid |
| 주제어:
혈구탐식성 림프조직구증; 류마티스 관절염 |
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