The role of high dose methylprednisolone and splenectomy in the accelerated phase of chédiak-higashi syndrome


ASLAN Y., ERDURAN E., Gedik Y., Mocan H., Yıldıran A.

Acta Haematologica, cilt.96, sa.2, ss.105-107, 1996 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 96 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000203725
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Haematologica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.105-107
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chédiak-Higashi syndrome, Methylprednisolone, Splenectomy
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Chédiak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive immunodeficiency disorder. Some cases with CHS develop the accelerated phase characterized by pancytopenia, high fever and lymphohistiocytic infiltration of liver, spleen and lymph nodes. The treatment of the accelerated phase of CHS is difficult. We describe a case with CHS in the accelerated phase who had multiple polyposis and pulmonary infiltration that was probably due to involvement of CHS. She was successfully treated with high-dose methylpredn�solone at her first admission. At her second admission, splenectomy was performed to remove hypersplenism, and her clinical, radiological and hema-tological findings improved significantly. © 1996 S. Karger AG, Basel.