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Human Metapneumovirus-Associated Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Rapid-Response Case Report

2026-03-13

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) commonly causes severe lower respiratory tract infection in adults, but HMPV-triggered secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is exceedingly rare. Case presentation: A previously healthy 44-year-old woman presented with 4 days of fever and cough. On admission she had pancytopenia (white blood cells 2.9×10⁹/L, hemoglobin 64 g/L, plate...

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Literature Corpus work: e912c018-3dea-550a-803b-d4d6aa914690
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8610490/v1

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