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A child with X-linked agammaglobulinemia and Kawasaki disease: an unusual association.
Rheumatology international - 1 Aug 2017
Sharma Dhrubajyoti, Guleria Sandesh, Suri Deepti, Rawat Amit, Garg Ravinder, Singh Surjit
Abstract excerpt
An association of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) with Kawasaki disease (KD) is very uncommon. Only two case reports are available so far in pediatric literature. Patients with XLA have recurrent infections and physical examination have absent lymph nodes and tonsils. Laboratory investigations reveal hypogammaglobulinemia and reduced or absent B cells on flow cytometry. KD is a medium vessel vasculitis. Here,...
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