Extreme Hyperferritinemia in Dizygotic Twins With Human Parechovirus-3 Infection. Issue 12 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Casas-Alba, Dídac; Martínez-Monseny, Antonio; Monfort, Laura; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Cabrerizo, María; Deyà, Àngela; Launes, Cristian
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 35:Issue 12(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: human parechovirus-3 -- hyperferritinemia -- hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001333
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Human parechovirus-3 has been associated with severe clinical manifestations in infants, such as sepsis-like illness and meningoencephalitis. Nevertheless, the vast majority of patients have a favorable outcome. We report the occurrence of this infection in dizygotic infants with extreme hyperferritinemia and a transient impairment of natural killer cell cytotoxicity.