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Thrombopénie sévère d’aggravation rapide comme seul signe d’une hémophagocytose chez un malade atteint de cirrhose avec infection léthale du liquide d’ascite par Escherichia coli

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 31; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0399-8320(07)78306-9

2352-3662

Benoît Parmentier, Pascal Hammel, Hind Bennani, Dominique Valla, Philippe Lévy, Philippe Ruszniewski,

Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies

Hemophagocytosis is defined by a systemic macrophages activation, phagocyting the blood elements. This syndrome can be primary or secondary to multiple causes such as neoplasia or infections. We report here the first case of a hemophagocytosis caused by an Escherichia coli infection of ascitis fluid.