| Literature DB >> 28228435 |
Grace Thompson1, Dominic Pepperell2, Ian Lawrence3,4, Benjamin David McGettigan1.
Abstract
We report a case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-driven haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a man with Crohn's disease treated with 6-mercaptopurine and adalimumab therapy who was successfully treated with rituximab therapy alone. This is the first published case in an adult patient with EBV-driven HLH in the setting of thiopurine use and inflammatory bowel disease to be successfully treated with rituximab therapy alone. Here, we will discuss putative immunological mechanisms which may contribute to this potentially life-threatening complication. 2017 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28228435 PMCID: PMC5337688 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218578
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X