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Disseminated Aspergillosis in X-linked Agammaglobulinemia: Beyond the norm.
Journal of clinical immunology - 15 Oct 2024
Thangaraj Abarna, Sil Archan, Goel Sumit, Vignesh Pandiarajan, Rawat Amit, Jindal Ankur Kumar
Abstract excerpt
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) due to a mutation in Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), leads to the arrested development of B cells at the pro-B cell stage. This results in absent B cells and severe hypogammaglobulinemia. XLA patients usually present with recurrent sinopulmonary infection. Bacterial infections are the commonest [2], fungal infections like Pneumocystis jirovecii, Aspergillus and Candida species...
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