HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME PRECIPITATING ACUTE ON CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Hemophagocytic syndrome is a disconcerting clinical dilemma characterised by a combination of clinical and biochemical features. Hepatologists may be consulted early in the disease when patient presents with abnormal liver enzymes, coagulopathy or hepatomegaly. Furthermore, some gastrointestinal infections, diseases and medications may trigger the syndrome. Herein we report a case of hemophagocytic syndrome in a chronic liver disease patient.