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Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Presenting with Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis

Journal of Perinatology volume 24, pages 458–460 (2004)Cite this article

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Hydrops fetalis is a condition of diverse etiologies. An association between hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and hydrops fetalis has not been reported in the English literature. We describe an intrauterine case of HLH in an infant who presented with hydrops fetalis at 32 weeks gestation. We suggest that HLH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonimmune hydrops fetalis, especially in the presence of cytopenias.

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  1. Colleen Ann Malloy MD

    Present address: Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Division of Infectious Disease, Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center (C.A.M., C.P., R.M., M.C.), Maywood, IL, USA

    Colleen Ann Malloy MD, Carol Polinski NNP, Ricarchito Manera MD & Malliswari Challapalli MD

  2. Department of Pathology (S.A.), Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

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Malloy, C., Polinski, C., Alkan, S. et al. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Presenting with Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis. J Perinatol 24, 458–460 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211121

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