Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
Case Report

Niemann-Pick disease and hemophagocytic syndrome

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Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Kayseri, Turkey

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Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Çocuk Nöroloji Bilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye

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Erciyes University, Medical Faculty, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Kayseri, Turkey

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Erciyes University, Medical Faculty, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Kayseri, Turkey

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Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kayseri, Turkey

Turk Arch Pediatr 2012; 47: 222-224
DOI: 10.4274/tpa.292
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Hemophagocytic syndromes represent a severe hyperinflammatory condition with the cardinal symptoms of prolonged fever, cytopenias, hepatosplenomegaly and hemophagocytosis induced by activated, morphologically benign macrophages. Hemophagocytic syndrome may be primary or it may be secondary to malignancy, metabolic diseases, collagen vascular diseases and bacterial, viral and fungal infectious diseases. NiemannPick disease is a fatal lysosomal storage disease related to progressive neurodegeneration secondary to abnormal intracellular accumulation of cholesterol. In this article, we describe the first reported case of Niemann-Pick disease that demonstrated hemophagocytosis in Niemann-Pick cell (lipid loaded macrophage). (Turk Arch Ped 2012; 47: 222-4)


Niemann-Pick hastalığı ve hemofagositik sendrom

Hemofagositik sendrom uzamış ateş, sitopeni, karaciğer-dalak büyüklüğü ve morfolojik olarak benin makrofajlarca uyarılan hemofagositoz bulguları ile belirgin ciddi bir hiperenflamasyon durumudur. Hemofagositik sendrom birincil veya malinite, metabolik hastalık, kolajen vasküler hastalık ve bazı bakteriyal, virüs ve fungal enfeksiyonlara ikincil olabilir. Niemann-Pick anormal hücre içi kolesterol birikimine ikincil ilerleyici nörodejenerasyonla ilişkili ölümcül lizozomal depo hastalığıdır. Bu yazıda Niemann-Pick hücrelerinde (lipit yüklü makrofajlar) hemofagositoz gözlenen ve ilk kez bildirilen Niemann-Pick hastalığı olgusu sunuldu. (Türk Ped Arfl 2012; 47: 222-4)

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