A kindred with Griscelli disease: Spectrum of neurological involvement

H. Hurvitz, R. Gillis*, S. Klaus, A. Klar, F. Gross-Kieselstein, E. Okon

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Abstract

We report four members of a highly consanguineous family with silver-grey pigmentation of hair, two of whom had skin histology compatible with Griscelli disease. Unlike previously reported patients, they did not suffer from recurrent infections. In addition, there was a spectrum of neurological involvement varying from mild cognitive delay with a convulsive disorder in one patient, to a fatal degenerative course in three others. One patient developed a prolonged febrile illness with histological evidence of florid lymphoid hyperplasia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)402-405
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Journal of Pediatrics
Volume152
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1993
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cerebral involvement
  • Griscelli
  • Lymphoid hyperplasia
  • Silver hair

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