TY - JOUR ID - 241161 TI - Transient Localized Hemophagocytosis in Pleural Effusion JO - TANAFFOS (Respiration) JA - RSPR LA - en SN - 1735-0344 AU - Taheri, Zohreh Mohammad AU - Ryahi, Mohammad Mehdi AU - Nadji, Seyed Alireza AU - Mohammadi, Forouzan AD - Virology Research Center AD - Mycobacteriology Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University, M.C., TEHRAN-IRAN. Y1 - 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 9 IS - 4(autumn) SP - 61 EP - 63 KW - Hemophagocytosis KW - Pleura KW - Pleural effusion DO - N2 - Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most important causes of hemophagocytic syndrome. We report a 76-year-old man who presented with pneumonia like symptoms and pleural effusion following upper respiratory tract infection. He underwent thoracentesis and pleural fluid cytology revealed large number of histiocytic macrophages that had phagocytosed RBCs and other inflammatory cells like lymphocytes and neutrophils. Pleural fluid analysis showed Epstein-Barr virus Antigen (EBNA) as the causing agent and corticosteroid therapy was initiated. A few days later, pleural effusion subsided and further cytologic examinations revealed no trace of hemophagocytosis. (Tanaffos2010; 9(4): 61-63) UR - https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241161.html L1 - https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241161_fe566542727a97e52ca5c44e0e66a9ad.pdf ER -