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VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS ASSOCIATED HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE

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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volume 28, Issue 8, Pages 753-754

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819c6f3a

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chronic granulomatous disease; hemophagocytic syndrome; visceral leishmaniasis; interferon-gamma

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Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe form of infection caused by a parasite endemic along the Mediterranean coast, Complications such as infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome can occur despite correct therapy. We report visceral leishmaniasis-associated infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in 3 patients with chronic granulomatous disease.

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