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  • Title: An unusual cause of ascites: hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
    Author: Akcam M, Artan R, Yilmaz A, Akkaya B.
    Journal: Indian Pediatr; 2007 May; 44(5):371-4. PubMed ID: 17536139.
    Abstract:
    Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is character-ized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia, hyper-triglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, and hemophago-cytosis. Ascites is not mentioned as a symptom of hemophagocytic syndrome. We report a one month-old girl suffering from familial erythrophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis, who presented with ascites.
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