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9567369

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
The X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a rare immunodeficiency, characterized by absence or accentuated diminuition of all the isotypes of serum immunoglobulins and greater susceptibility to infections, mainly after the sixth mouth of life. The authors present nine patients bearers of XLA, with recurrent infectious processes (pneumonias 7/9, otitis 7/9, sinusitis 5/9, sepsis 5/9, diarrheas 3/9, infectious arthritis 3/9, meningitis 3/9, pyodermitis 3/9, viral encephalitis 1/9), with the beginning of symptoms on average in a nine months life. The laboratory examination showed absence of antibody response, with normal cellular immunity. The patients received immunoglobulin with control of the infectious processes. Five children received prophylactic antibiotic therapy for sinusitis control. The precocious diagnosis of XLA is of extreme importance, with institution of therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin for reduction in infectious process occurrence and complications, besides improving the patient's life quality.
pubmed:language
por
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0041-8781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[X-linked agammaglobulinemia in nine patients: review of the literature].
pubmed:affiliation
Depto de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review