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ArticleCureus2025

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Patient With Chronic Pancytopenia: A Rare Case.

Gurjot Singh, Smitkumar Patel, Sandipkumar Patel, Didar Singh, Afshan Iqbal

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Gurjot SinghInternal Medicine, University of Connecticut, Waterbury, USA.
Smitkumar PatelInternal Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College and Hospital, Gandhinagar, IND.
Sandipkumar PatelInternal Medicine, Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, USA.
Didar SinghHospital Medicine, Springfield Clinic, Springfield, USA.
Afshan IqbalInfectious Disease, Springfield Clinic, Springfield, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an uncommon yet life-threatening immune disorder in which dysregulated activity of cytotoxic T cells and macrophages leads to excessive cytokine release, uncontrolled inflammation, and damage to multiple organ systems. Secondary forms of HLH may develop in response to infections, malignancies, or autoimmune conditions. We present the case of an 80-year-old woman with longstanding pancytopenia who developed disseminated histoplasmosis complicated by HLH. This report highlights the diagnostic difficulties of HLH in older patients and stresses the importance of recognizing this syndrome promptly when opportunistic infections are suspected.

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diffuse histoplasmosisdisseminated fungemiahemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh)secondary hemophagocytosissepsis

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PMID41393709
PMCPMC12701316

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