Author: Wei-Qing SONG ¹ ; Xu ZHENG ¹ ; Hai-Ni LI ² ; Li LI ¹ ; Jiang-Shui YUAN ¹ ; Shu-Guo WANG ¹
Author Information

1. Clinical Laboratory, Qingdao Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Qingdao Municipal Hospital), Qingdao 266011, Shandong, China.
2. Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Sixth People's Hospital, Qingdao 266001, Shandong, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: brucellosis; hemophagocytic syndrome; typhoidal cells
MeSH: Female; Humans; Typhoid Fever/microbiology*; Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic/etiology*; Brucellosis/complications*
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2023;38(1):62-65
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: We report a case of hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) secondary to brucellosis, in which typhoidal cells were found in bone marrow, suggesting typhoidal cells present not only in Salmonella typhi infections but also in other bacterial infections. Typhoidal cells in bone marrow can be used to quickly identify the presence of bacterial infection pending the results of bone marrow and/or blood cultures.