Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare but potentially fatal disease resulting from dysregulated activation and proliferation of lymphocytes. We present a case of haemophagocytic syndrome occurring in a 5-year-old Italian boy as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever. The characteristics of this case have been analysed and contextualized among those of another 15 cases of haemophagocytic syndrome associated with rickettsial diseases found through a systematic review of the international literature.
Cascio, A., Giordano, S., Dones, P., Venezia, S., Iaria, C., & Ziino, O. (2011). Haemophagocytic syndrome and rickettsial diseases. A new case and systematic review of the literature. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 60, 537-542.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 |
Titolo: | Haemophagocytic syndrome and rickettsial diseases. A new case and systematic review of the literature |
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Citazione: | Cascio, A., Giordano, S., Dones, P., Venezia, S., Iaria, C., & Ziino, O. (2011). Haemophagocytic syndrome and rickettsial diseases. A new case and systematic review of the literature. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 60, 537-542. |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.025833-0 |
Abstract: | Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare but potentially fatal disease resulting from dysregulated activation and proliferation of lymphocytes. We present a case of haemophagocytic syndrome occurring in a 5-year-old Italian boy as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever. The characteristics of this case have been analysed and contextualized among those of another 15 cases of haemophagocytic syndrome associated with rickettsial diseases found through a systematic review of the international literature. |
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