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Title: | Unusual pancytopenia secondary to haemophagocytosis syndrome in rickettsioses |
Authors: | Premaratna, R. Williams, H.S.A. Chandrasena, T.G.A.N. Rajapakse, R.P.V.J. Kularatne, S.A.M. de Silva, H.J. |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Citation: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2009; 103(9): pp.961-3 |
Abstract: | We report two patients who presented with a long-lasting febrile illness associated with pancytopenia. Both of them had evidence of hypercellular marrow with haemophagocytosis. They were confirmed as having rickettsial infections by serology and had a rapid haematological recovery with anti-rickettsial antibiotics. We highlight the importance of considering rickettsial infections in patients with such clinical presentations, especially in areas where these infections are endemic or re-emerging. Empirical use of anti-rickettsial antibiotics in such situations could be beneficial, when facilities to diagnose rickettsial diseases are not readily available. |
Description: | Indexed in MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1904 |
ISSN: | 0035-9203 (Print) 1878-3503 (Electronic) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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