pubmed-article:8959062 | pubmed:abstractText | Purtilo's syndrome or X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) is a rare genetic disorder affecting boys who have a selective immunodeficit towards Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and who develop extremely severe forms of EBV infection, of which there are four major types: severe or fatal infectious mononucleosis (60 p. 100), lymphoma (23 p. 100), acquired hypo- or agamaglobulinemia (25 p. 100) and anemia or pancytopenia. We report a case of vasculitis (cutaneous and neurologic) which led to the discovery of a selective immunodeficit towards EBV, similar to Purtilo's syndrome. | lld:pubmed |