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 [10.1099/jmm.0.025833-0].
Haemophagocytic syndrome and rickettsial diseases. A new case and systematic review of the literature
CASCIO, Antonio;
2011-01-01
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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