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A rare case of Chediac Higashi syndrome first presented by HLH and aggravated by SLE activity and viral infections

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Laboratory medicine.

Abstract

Rare autosomal-recessive disorder Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is characterized by cutaneous hypopigmentation which also affects hair and iris, recurrent bacterial infections, deterioration of intellectual functions and an increased risk of developing hemophagocytic lympho histiocytosis (HLH), which is characterized by pancytopenia, fever, and infiltration of the liver, spleen, and lymph node by lymphocytes and histiocytes with a dismal prognosis, HLH is an accelerated phase of CHS which requires challenging treatment, our case 13 years old female patient was diagnosed with Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, who had advanced HLH aggravated by viral infection HAV(hepatitis A virus), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, and autoimmune disease (systemic lupus erythematosus) (SLE), she developed neurological manifestations in the form of peripheral neuropathy large azurophilic granules in granulocytes were identified by Giemsa staining and silvery hair, abnormal hypopigmented dots scattered on her body more in the upper and lower limbs which is very important for the diagnosis of this syndrome. CHS should be differentiated from other causes of partial albinism such as Griscelli syndrome.

DOI

10.21608/smj.2023.193138.1372

Keywords

Chediach Higashi syndrome, HLH, CMV, HAV

Authors

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

Zanaty

Affiliation

Internal medicine department haematology unit Sohag university hospital Egypt

Email

zanaty.marwa@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

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First Name

Omar

Last Name

ElHenawy

MiddleName

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Affiliation

clinical pathology department Aswan university

Email

omarhenawy86@gmail.com

City

Aswan

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Volume

27

Article Issue

2

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40612

Issue Date

2023-05-01

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2023-03-01

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2023-05-01

Page Start

22

Page End

26

Print ISSN

1687-8353

Online ISSN

2682-4159

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785

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Sohag Medical Journal

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A rare case of Chediac Higashi syndrome first presented by HLH and aggravated by SLE activity and viral infections

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24 Dec 2024