0000000000091143
AUTHOR
O. Ziino
NEUROFIBROMATOSI E MALATTIE NEOPLASTICHE NELL’INFANZIA
Mielodisplasia transitoria in un neonato con sindrome di Down
NEUROFIBROMATOSI TIPO 1 E TUMORI INFANTILI OSSERVAZIONI SU 9 CASI
Haemophagocytic syndrome and rickettsial diseases. A new case and systematic review of the literature
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.