Extreme Hyperferritinemia in Dizygotic Twins With Human Parechovirus-3 Infection

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Dec;35(12):1366-1368. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001333.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Iron Metabolism Disorders*
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic
  • Male
  • Parechovirus*
  • Picornaviridae Infections*
  • Twins, Dizygotic