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HHV-8-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a boy with XLP phenotype.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Aug 2012
Pasic Srdjan, Cupic Maja, Lazarevic Ivana
Abstract excerpt
We report a 2.5-year-old boy with an X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) phenotype who presented with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8)-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). XLP is a rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by extreme susceptibility to herpes viruses, mainly Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Approximately 60% of patients with XLP present with fulminant mononucleosis associated with HLH,...
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