Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I is an extremely serious and rare form of congenital immunodeficiency with recurrent episodes of infection since neonatal period. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, but if diagnosed early in neonatal period then definitive treatment can be instituted early with...

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Autores principales: Jasani, Bonny B., Nanavati, Ruchi, Kabra, Nandkishor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4089123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024979
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4847.134703
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author Jasani, Bonny B.
Nanavati, Ruchi
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description Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I is an extremely serious and rare form of congenital immunodeficiency with recurrent episodes of infection since neonatal period. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, but if diagnosed early in neonatal period then definitive treatment can be instituted early with promising results. High index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this condition in neonates. Neonate may present with serious bacterial infections with a leukemoid reaction.
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spelling pubmed-40891232014-07-14 Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Jasani, Bonny B. Nanavati, Ruchi Kabra, Nandkishor J Clin Neonatol Case Report Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I is an extremely serious and rare form of congenital immunodeficiency with recurrent episodes of infection since neonatal period. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, but if diagnosed early in neonatal period then definitive treatment can be instituted early with promising results. High index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this condition in neonates. Neonate may present with serious bacterial infections with a leukemoid reaction. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4089123/ /pubmed/25024979 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4847.134703 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Clinical Neonatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Jasani, Bonny B.
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Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
title Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
title_full Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
title_fullStr Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
title_short Unusual Neonatal Presentation of Type I Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
title_sort unusual neonatal presentation of type i leukocyte adhesion deficiency
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4089123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024979
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4847.134703
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