[28-year old female patient with respiratory insufficiency, elevated liver enzymes, pancytopenia and fever].

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[28-year old female patient with respiratory insufficiency, elevated liver enzymes, pancytopenia and fever]. / Wolschke, Christine; Fiedler, Walter; Habermann, Christian; Janka-Schaub, Gritta; Kluge, Stefan.

In: INTERNIST, Vol. 51, No. 11, 11, 2010, p. 1434-1438.

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@article{09285c485e64474489860a97954074ba,
title = "[28-year old female patient with respiratory insufficiency, elevated liver enzymes, pancytopenia and fever].",
abstract = "We report on a 28-year old female patient with fever and severe respiratory insufficiency requiring mechanical ventilation. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage, and antiviral therapy was initiated. However fever persisted and laboratory workup showed pancytopenia and elevated liver enzymes. Additional blood tests demonstrated a markedly elevated ferritin level and high concentrations of inflammatory cytokines. A diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis was made and immunosuppressive therapy was started. The patient's condition and laboratory values improved rapidly.",
author = "Christine Wolschke and Walter Fiedler and Christian Habermann and Gritta Janka-Schaub and Stefan Kluge",
year = "2010",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "51",
pages = "1434--1438",
journal = "INTERNIST",
issn = "0020-9554",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "11",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - [28-year old female patient with respiratory insufficiency, elevated liver enzymes, pancytopenia and fever].

AU - Wolschke, Christine

AU - Fiedler, Walter

AU - Habermann, Christian

AU - Janka-Schaub, Gritta

AU - Kluge, Stefan

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - We report on a 28-year old female patient with fever and severe respiratory insufficiency requiring mechanical ventilation. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage, and antiviral therapy was initiated. However fever persisted and laboratory workup showed pancytopenia and elevated liver enzymes. Additional blood tests demonstrated a markedly elevated ferritin level and high concentrations of inflammatory cytokines. A diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis was made and immunosuppressive therapy was started. The patient's condition and laboratory values improved rapidly.

AB - We report on a 28-year old female patient with fever and severe respiratory insufficiency requiring mechanical ventilation. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage, and antiviral therapy was initiated. However fever persisted and laboratory workup showed pancytopenia and elevated liver enzymes. Additional blood tests demonstrated a markedly elevated ferritin level and high concentrations of inflammatory cytokines. A diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis was made and immunosuppressive therapy was started. The patient's condition and laboratory values improved rapidly.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 51

SP - 1434

EP - 1438

JO - INTERNIST

JF - INTERNIST

SN - 0020-9554

IS - 11

M1 - 11

ER -