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Neuromyelitis optica, atypical hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and heterozygous perforin A91V mutation.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 15 Oct 2017
Palterer Boaz, Brugnolo Francesca, Sieni Elena, Barilaro Alessandro, Parronchi Paola
Abstract excerpt
Neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune demyelinating inflammatory disease characterized by optic neuritis and myelitis with anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a severe systemic inflammatory syndrome that can present in a genetic primary form or secondarily to infective, neoplastic or autoimmune diseases. Our case discusses the first reported case of atypical late-onset...
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