[Prolonged remission of infectious symptoms during treatment with ascorbate in a case of Chediak-Higashi syndrome].
A case of Chédiak-Higashi syndrome in a 12-years old girl is presented. The Authors refer recent advances in the pathogenetic mechanism and in the treatment of this syndrome. Furthermore, they report a prolonged remission of infections during ascorbic acid therapy.
D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002609:Chediak-Higashi Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D001205:Ascorbic Acid
Prolungata remissione della sintomatologia infettiva durante il trattamento con ascorbato in un caso di sindrome di Chediak-Higashi.