Liver abscess in a boy with hyper IgE syndrome

Hyper immunoglobulin-E syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, characterized by the classical triad of recurrent staphylococcal skin abscesses, pneumonia with pneumatocele formation, and elevated levels of serum IgE, usually over 2000 IU/mL. Chronic granulomatous disease, hyper IgE, and...

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Published inJournal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 491 - 492
Main Authors Nandy, Sneha, Shah, Ira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2016
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Amebic liver abscess
Case Report
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Hyper IgE
Immunoglobulin E
Immunologic deficiency syndromes
immunopathology
liver abscess
Risk factors
Vomiting
Hyper IgE
immunopathology
liver abscess
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Summary:Hyper immunoglobulin-E syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, characterized by the classical triad of recurrent staphylococcal skin abscesses, pneumonia with pneumatocele formation, and elevated levels of serum IgE, usually over 2000 IU/mL. Chronic granulomatous disease, hyper IgE, and complement deficiencies are immunopathologies known to be associated with liver abscesses. We present a 2 ½-year-old boy with liver abscess and associated hyper IgE.
ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/2249-4863.192353