Peer-reviewedCC BYCureus16 Oct 2026

Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Visceral Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Frederik Fleurinck¹
Liesbet Henckaerts²
Mariëlle Beckers³
Eef Vanerwegen³
Patrick Verschueren¹

¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BEL
²Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BEL
³Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BEL

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@article{fleurinck2026haemophagocytic,
  title = {{Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Visceral Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review}},
  author = {Frederik Fleurinck and Liesbet Henckaerts and Mariëlle Beckers and Eef Vanerwegen and Patrick Verschueren},
  journal = {Cureus},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13653732},
  note = {CC BY},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Visceral Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review
AU  - Frederik Fleurinck
AU  - Liesbet Henckaerts
AU  - Mariëlle Beckers
AU  - Eef Vanerwegen
AU  - Patrick Verschueren
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/16
JO  - Cureus
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13653732
SN  - 2168-8184
ER  -

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