An unusual cause of ascites: hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Indian Pediatr

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya,Turkey.

Published: May 2007

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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