From infection to death: an overview of the pathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

CHN Costa, KP Chang, DL Costa, FVM Cunha - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a disease caused by Leishmania
infantum and L. donovani. Patients experience symptoms such as fever, weight loss …

Immune response to viscerotropic Leishmania: a comprehensive review

L Lodi, M Voarino, S Stocco, S Ricci, C Azzari… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
L. donovani and L. infantum infections are associated with a broad clinical spectrum,
ranging from asymptomatic cases to visceral leishmaniasis (VL) with high mortality rates …

Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in children

C Benevenuta, I Mussinatto… - Experimental and …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening condition
characterized by hyperinflammation in an uncontrolled and ineffective immune response …

Parasitic and Fungal Triggers of Cytokine Storm Syndrome

G Sterba, Y Sterba - Cytokine Storm Syndrome, 2024 - Springer
Infections caused by parasites and fungi can trigger the cytokine storm syndrome (CSS).
These infections causing CSS can occur together with acquired immunodeficiencies …

Infectious diseases evaluation of the child with suspected hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

M Deza Leon, WR Otto… - Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of excessive and maladaptive
inflammation. In this review, we discuss how the clinical and laboratory features of HLH …

Rescue of HLH with T and B lymphocyte involvement due to Epstein-Barr virus by PD-1 inhibitor/ruxolitinib and rituximab combination regimens: A case report

M Zhu, J Zhang, Q Shi, X Sun, H Wang… - Iranian Journal of …, 2023 - iji.sums.ac.ir
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a fatal clinical syndrome. The most common
cause of secondary HLH is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. EBV-HLH is a common …

Ferritin in pediatric critical illness: a scoping review

IC Valerie, AASM Prabandari… - Clinical and Experimental …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This scoping review aimed to elucidate and summarize the predictive role of serum ferritin in
critical pediatric illness. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta …

A 5-Month-Old Infant With a Complicated Holiday Souvenir

I Voogd, SASE Kooistra, JA van der Meer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A 5-month-old Dutch male infant from non-consanguineous parents was referred to an
academic children's hospital in the Netherlands because of a fever of unknown origin for 2 …

Case report: diagnosis and treatment of two clinical cases of visceral leishmaniasis-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

L Wang, M Hu, X Wu, L Ma… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Visceral leishmaniasis-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (VL-HLH) is a
potentially life-threatening secondary hemophagocytic lymphocytic syndrome caused by …

Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in pediatric patients with visceral leishmaniasis and Epstein-Barr virus infection

Y Li, S Li, N Lu, W Wang, D Wang - Annals of Hematology, 2024 - Springer
Visceral leishmaniasis-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (VL-HLH) is
indistinguishable from those of HLH of other etiologies due to the overlap symptoms, posing …