Chediak-Higashi syndrome: case report in afro-descendant individual

This is a Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (CHS) case report in afro-descendant individual, male, 3 months old, born from consanguineous union. On admission he had fever for a month, unresolved pneumonia, and hepatosplenomegaly. He evolved to bacterial sepsis, septic shock, and death. CHS presents quantitat...

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Main Authors: Judde Lacerda Andrade Carlos, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Claudio Lima Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2014-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442014000300205&lng=en&tlng=en