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Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis During the Disease Course of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
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  • Sibel Laçinel Gürlevik,
  • Tekin Aksu,
  • Seza Ozen,
  • Selman Kesici,
  • Fatma Gümrük,
  • Yasemin Ozsurekci
Sibel Laçinel Gürlevik
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine

Corresponding Author:sibellacinel@gmail.com

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Tekin Aksu
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
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Seza Ozen
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
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Selman Kesici
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
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Fatma Gümrük
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
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Yasemin Ozsurekci
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
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Abstract

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a serious disease with different and various clinical presentations. We may define it as a “game changer” syndrome. Individual clinical entity is seen in each patient and challenge clinicians. We have seen that patients with perforated appendicitis findings on physical examinations who may require urgent surgery recover with steroids or immunomodulators. Treatment must be tailored to each patient individually. Here, we will present three children with a diagnosis of MIS-C who have hemophagocytosis in bone marrow aspiration, which are clinically suggestive of secondary hemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis (HLH).