Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in an infant with X-linked agammaglobulinemia

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in an infant with X-linked agammaglobulinemia

X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is characterized by severe congenital hypogammaglobulinemia with marked reduction in the number of pre-B and mature B cells. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic pulmonary infection that occurs mainly in patients with T-lymphocyte defects. We rep...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 1998-04, Vol.101 (4), p.552-553
Hauptverfasser: Alibrahim, Ayman, Lepore, Mark, Lierl, Michelle, Filipovich, Alexandra, Assa'ad, Amal
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agammaglobulinemia - complications
Agammaglobulinemia - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Genetic Linkage
Human mycoses
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mycoses
Mycoses of the respiratory system
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - etiology
X Chromosome
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Zusammenfassung:X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is characterized by severe congenital hypogammaglobulinemia with marked reduction in the number of pre-B and mature B cells. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic pulmonary infection that occurs mainly in patients with T-lymphocyte defects. We report the unusual occurrence of PCP in an infant with XLA.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70363-X