An association of hypochondroplasia and immune deficiency
A 4-year-old boy with hypochondroplasia was admitted to our clinic with complaints of bronchopneumonia. He also had immune deficiency characterized by low CD3, CD4 T-lymphocyte subsets and a low level of serum immunoglobulin A (IgA). The diagnosis of hypochondroplasia was made on clinical, radiologi...
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Published in | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 783 - 786 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Germany
De Gruyter
01.07.2014
Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
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Summary: | A 4-year-old boy with hypochondroplasia was admitted to our clinic with complaints of bronchopneumonia. He also had immune deficiency characterized by low CD3, CD4 T-lymphocyte subsets and a low level of serum immunoglobulin A (IgA). The diagnosis of hypochondroplasia was made on clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings by the pediatric endocrinology department. The focus of our study is hypochondroplasia associated with immune deficiency which was unpublished in English medical literature previously. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0334-018X 2191-0251 |
DOI: | 10.1515/jpem-2013-0468 |