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Research from K.H. Park and co-researchers in the area of HIV/AIDS described

Published in AIDS Weekly, June 16th, 2008

"Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has been described in patients with advanced stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but rarely occurs during the seroconversion stage of acute HIV infection," scientists writing in the Yonsei Medical Journal report.

"We report a case of acute HIV syndrome that presented with virus-associated HLH. The patient recovered spontaneously without any immunomodulating therapy," wrote K.H. Park and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "This case suggests that acute HIV infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of HLH and indicates that HLH associated with acute HIV infection...

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