Department of Pathology, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Asma Akhter is working in the Department of Pathology, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. The doctors area of interests includes Antimicrobial Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, and General Microbiology
Case Report
Genetic Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis with Syntaxin Gene Mutation
Author(s): Rabia Ahmad*, Asma Akhter, Ahmad Saleem and Ambereen Anwar
We report a case of 5-year-old male who presented with off and on fever and bleeding. On examination he had oral ulcers and hepatosplenomegaly. One of his brothers who died at the age of one year, had similar complaints. Bone marrow examination of the child revealed hemophagocytosis. He was subsequently diagnosed as having Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and next generation sequencing identified a rare 173T>C;p.Leu58Pro mutation in STX11genes in homozygous state resulting in familial or genetic HLH. .. View more»