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Atypical Presentation of Severe Fungal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Patient with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2021
Chear Chai Teng, Nallusamy Revathy, Chan Kwai Cheng, Mohd Tap Ratna, Baharin Mohd Farid, Syed Yahya Sharifah Nurul Husna, Krishnan Prasobhan Bala, Mohamad Saharuddin Bin, Ripen Adiratna Mat
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia is a rare primary immunodeficiency due to a BTK mutation. The patients are characteristically deficient in peripheral B cells and serum immunoglobulins. While they are susceptible to infections caused by bacteria, enteroviruses, and parasites, fungal infections are uncommon in XLA patients. Here, we report a boy of Malay ethnicity who suffered from recurrent upper respiratory tract...
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