title: [Malignant histiocytosis in children].
abstract: A case of malignant histiocytosis in a two year old boy is reported. His main clinical features were fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. Lymph node biopsy showed a sinusoidal type of lymph node infiltration, histiocytes of malignant aspect and erythrophagocytosis. Liver infiltration with tumoral cells was demonstrated by needle biopsy. The clinical evolution was rapidly progressive and after six months of chemotherapy he died of intercurrent respiratory infection.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roa
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Araya
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soza
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Histiocitosis maligna en el niño.