A Child with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia and Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
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A Child with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia and Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a primary immune deficiency characterized by recurrent bacterial infections and profoundly depressed serum immunoglobulin levels and circulating mature B cells. We describe a 12-year-old boy with XLA and enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA). To date, there has been a paucity of reports of noninfectious inflammatory arthritis in children with XLA. This case ill...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1687-9260,1687-9279
DOI: 10.1155/2011/175973