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Hyperimmunoglobulin syndrome due to CD40 deficiency: possibly the first case from India.
Journal of postgraduate medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Mishra A, Italia K, Gupta M, Desai M, Madkaikar M
Abstract excerpt
Hyperimmunoglobulin M (HIGM) type 3 due to CD40 deficiency is a very rare syndrome. Only 16 cases have been reported thus far. The clinical presentation is very variable. We present the first case of this rare disorder from India. The case is of a two-and-a-half-year-old female, with a history of repeated episodes of skin infections and diarrhea since birth. Laboratory evaluation revealed elevated absolute...
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