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1. Postpartum fevers, a rare presentation of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Author

Jacqueline Lee, Brian Pham, Zarir E. Karanjawala, and Oyebimpe Adesina

Subjects
anakinra, fever of unknown origin, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, postpartum fevers, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract

Abstract Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare disease of excessive immune system activation. We report a case of HLH in a 20‐year‐old primigravid woman who presented with postpartum fevers. She was successfully treated with dexamethasone and anakinra, a deviation from the HLH‐94 protocol, to preserve her ability to breastfeed.

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2023
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