Chediak-Higashi syndrome: a report of two cases in African (Ghanaian) children.
Two cases of Chediac-Higashi Syndrome occurring in two African siblings are described. Both presented with the accelerated form of the disease and died. Only two previous cases occurring in blacks have been documented in the literature, emphasizing the rarity of this disease in Africans or those of African descent.
Nkrumah
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Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
Boye
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D002609:Chediak-Higashi Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant