Acute liver failure and severe hemophagocytosis secondary to parvovirus B19 infection
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Acute liver failure and severe hemophagocytosis secondary to parvovirus B19 infection
Abstract
Parvovirus infection presenting as severe hemophagocytosis is extremely rare. We report a 13-year-old girl with acute parvovirus infection who had severe hemophagocytosis resulting in severe pancytopenia and hepatic failure.