Hemophagocytic Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report.

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is an uncommon potentially life-threatening hematological disorder characterized by fever, pancytopenia, lymphadenopathy, and activation of macrophages, which can be associated with various diseases. HPS brings significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, especially if it is the presenting manifestation of an autoimmune disorder, which is uncommon. We present a case of hemophagocytic syndrome as an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Extensive Abdominal Sarcoidosis Without Pulmonary Manifestation.

Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem disease of idiopathic etiology that affects different organs and is characterized histopathologically by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. The most common location of sarcoidosis is the lungs, accounting for approximately 95% of sarcoidosis cases. Coincident involvement of pulmonary and extrapulmonary organs is present in approximately one-third of patients.