Overview
- Zadran, 38, remains in a New Delhi ICU, with reports on Monday and Tuesday describing him as in critical condition after a Stage Four diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
- He reached India on January 18 after his medical visa was fast-tracked with help from Rashid Khan and Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman Mirwais Ashraf.
- After initial improvement and discharge, he relapsed about three weeks later, then developed dengue as his red blood cell count fell, and a late‑March bone marrow test confirmed advanced HLH.
- His brother says tuberculosis was found across his body, with scans showing brain involvement, and that he now speaks little, sleeps most of the day, and has lost about 14 kilograms.
- HLH is a rare immune disorder in which certain white blood cells go into overdrive and inflame organs, and in adults it often follows severe infections such as TB or dengue.