CHEDIAK HIGASHI SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT OF RARE ANOMALY

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome: A case report

Introduction: Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that characterized by severe immunodeficiency. It is also associated with a lymphoproliferative disorder termed the accelerated phase with lymphocytic infiltration of the major organ of the body. Case Report: The patients was a 1-year old boy with intermittent fever, anorexia, malaise. On physical examination h...

Chediak-Higashi syndrome: a case report.

A 5-month-old Chinese male infant was referred to the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur for persistent fever, generalised rash and abdominal distension. Clinically he was suspected to have haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Haematological findings including the presence of several abnormal giant granules in neutrophils and single large azurophilic granules in many lymphocytes and monocytes in...

Pseudo Chediak-Higashi Anomaly

A 9-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with a 1-month history of fever, weight loss, epistaxis, and abdominal pain. The girl’s parents were non-consanguineous. Her medical history was unremarkable. Upon admission she weighed 27 kg (25th-50th percentile), was 131 cm tall (50th percentile), and was pale. Physical examination showed multiple cervical and inguinal microlymphadenopathies, withou...

The Chediak-Higashi anomaly. A report of two cases.

A Rare Cause of Recurrent Oral Lesions: Chediak-Higashi Syndrome