Multiple sulphatase deficiency and haemophagocytic syndrome.
A 3-year-old boy with multiple sulphatase deficiency, complicated by a haemophagocytic syndrome, recovered with conventional treatment. Haemophagocytic syndrome can be a complication of many disorders including metabolic diseases, frequently triggered by intracellular viral and bacterial infections or even by drug administration.
Department of Paediatrics, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
H
H
Ikeda
M
M
Kato
A
A
Matsunaga
Y
Y
Shimizu
M
M
Katsuura
K
K
Hayasaka
D002675:Child, Preschool; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013429:Sulfatases / Q000172:deficiency*
D013429:Sulfatases