Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, IPGMER & SSKM
Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Department of Pathology, IPGMER & SSKM
Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Madhumita Nandi, 6/6, Naren Sarkar Road,
Barisha, Kolkata,West Bengal, India. Tel.: +919433166790; E-mail:
madhumitabanik@rediffmail.com
Abstract: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis comes under the category of
histiocytosis type II. It can be of two types, namely familial hemophagocytic
lymphohistiocytosis and infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome. The
latter is commonly associated with viral infections. Infection with other
agents may also cause this syndrome. We report a case of infection associated
hemophagocytic syndrome in childhood tuberculosis, a rarity in Indian as well
as world literature.
