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However, rarely T-cell deficiencies like severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) can develop HLH.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To describe clinical and laboratory features of SCID cases who developed HLH.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We collected clinical, laboratory, and molecular details of patients with SCID who developed HLH at our center at Chandigarh, North India.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 94 cases with SCID, 6 were noted to have developed HLH-like manifestations. Male-female ratio was 5:1. Median (inter-quartile range) age of onset of clinical symptoms was 4.25 months (2-5 months). Median (inter-quartile range) delay in diagnosis was 1 month (1-3.5 months). Family history of deaths was seen in 4 cases. Molecular defects in<jats:italic>IL2RG<\/jats:italic>were seen in 5 out of 6 cases. Documented infections include disseminated bacillus calmette-guerin (BCG) infection (n=2), blood stream infections (n=3) with<jats:italic>Staphylococcal aureus<\/jats:italic>(n=1),<jats:italic>Klebsiella pneumonia<\/jats:italic>(n=1), and<jats:italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>(n=1), pneumonia (influenza H1N1 strain, and K.<jats:italic>pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>(n=1).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Children with SCID can present with HLH-like manifestations secondary to fulminant infections. A high index of suspicion of SCID is needed in infants who present with HLH who have an associated infection or a suggestive family history. 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