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Chediak Higashi Syndrome Learning Center

Complications could include:
Frequent infections especially with Epstein-Barr virus; Lymphoma-like cancer; Early death;
Source:ADAM
Date:August 26, 2009
Most affected people described in the medical literature died of infections during the accelerated phase of CHS. This occurred during their youth or teenage years. There are some reports of affected people living into their 30s.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Most affected people described in the medical literature died of infections during the accelerated phase of CHS. This occurred during their youth or teenage years. There are some reports of affected people living into their 30s.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Understanding and adjusting to death and loss at various stages of life. Almost every child or adolescent faces the death of someone close—a relative, friend, or even a pet—at some point in his or her life. In fact, it is estimated that about 5% o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Death is defined as the cessation of all vital functions of the body including the heartbeat, brain activity (including the brain stem), and breathing.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Mourning is the grieving process an individual experiences in response to the loss (often through death) of someone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Death is the end of life, a permanent cessation of all vital functions. Dying refers to the body's preparation for death, which may be very short in the case of accidental death, or can last weeks or months in some patients such as those with cancer.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Death is the end of life, a permanent cessation of all vital functions. Dying refers to the body's preparation for death, which may be very short in the case of accidental death, or can last weeks or months in some cancer patients.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Lymphomas are a group of cancers in which cells of the lymphatic system become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably. Because there is lymph tissue in many parts of the body, lymphomas can start in almost any organ of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Lymphoma is the name of a diverse group of cancers of the lymphatic system, a connecting network of glands, organs and vessels whose principle cell is the lymphocyte.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Malignant lymphomas are a group of cancers in which cells of the lymphatic system become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably and spread (metastasize) throughout the body. Because lymph tissue is in many parts of the body, lymphomas can start...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Lymphomas are a group of cancers in which cells of the lymphatic system become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably. Because there is lymph tissue in many parts of the body, lymphomas can start in almost any organ of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Mononucleosis is a viral infection causing fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands, especially in the neck. See also: Infectious mononucleosis (acute CMV infection)
Source:ADAM
Date:September 3, 2008
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