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Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is an uncommon but severe illness associated with a variety of infections, malignant tumors, and autoimmune diseases. We report a case of infection-associated HPS in a patient receiving chronic hemodialysis. Peptostreptococcus-induced sepsis and abscess formation in the left iliopsoas muscle led to the onset of infection-associated HPS in this patient. The patient had diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease, and it is likely that immunological dysfunctions from these disorders played a part in the onset of both severe bacterial infections and HPS.
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Wada, Y., Sato, M., Saito, A. et al. Infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in a diabetic patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Clin Exp Nephrol 7, 163–166 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-003-0230-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-003-0230-6