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Disseminated BCG Infection in Immunocompromised Child: A Case Report [PDF]
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a live bacterial vaccine of Mycobacterium bovis to prevent tuberculosis (TB). It is given at birth or as early as possible according to the national immunization schedule. Usually, BCG is well tolerated.
H Chandrashekar +4 more
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IntroductionHypomorphic mutations of DCLRE1C cause an atypical severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related colon lymphoma is a rare complication.Case presentationA teenage boy presented with colon EBV-related colon ...
Xiaoqing Zhang +7 more
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Cryptosporidium is a rare but important pathogen, especially in children with immunodeficiency. Intestinal cryptosporidiosis is well described in immunocompetent and immunocompromised children, but respiratory and disseminated cryptosporidiosis in ...
Tariq AL Farsi +7 more
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Immunodeficiency in DiGeorge Syndrome and Options for Treating Cases with Complete Athymia. [PDF]
The commonest association of thymic stromal deficiency resulting in T-cell immunodeficiency is the DiGeorge syndrome (DGS). This results from abnormal development of the third and fourth pharyngeal arches and is most commonly associated with a ...
Davies, EG
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Current Approach to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD) are inherited disorders resulting from defects in diverse elements of the human immune system. Currently, more than 330 PIDDs have been described, and the molecular (genetic) bases for more than 320 of them are ...
Öner Özdemir
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Although several countries have adopted severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) into their newborn screening (NBS) program, other countries are still in the decision process of adding this disorder in their program and finding the appropriate screening ...
M. Elske van den Akker-van Marle +4 more
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Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) [PDF]
SCID consists of a group of genetic disorders characterized by a block in T lymphocyte differentiation that is variably associated with abnormal development of other lymphocyte lineages, i.e. B or NK lymphocytes or more rarely of the myeloid lineage [1,2].
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During the ISNS meeting “Newborn Screening for SCID ‘State of the Art’” on 26 and 27 January 2021, the topic of case definitions and related issues were discussed.
Mirjam van der Burg
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X-linked SCID with a rare mutation
Background Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of relatively rare primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs), characterized by disturbed development of T cells and B cells, caused by several genetic mutations that bring on different ...
Fatemeh Sadat Mahdavi +5 more
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Impulse oscillometry identifies peripheral airway dysfunction in children with adenosine deaminase deficiency. [PDF]
Adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID) is characterized by impaired T-, B- and NK-cell function. Affected children, in addition to early onset of infections, manifest non-immunologic symptoms including pulmonary ...
Candotti, Fabio +6 more
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