agammaglobulinemia


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a·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a

 (ā-găm′ə-glŏb′yə-lə-nē′mē-ə)
n.
A congenital or acquired deficiency of gamma globulins in the blood.
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Noun1.agammaglobulinemia - a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infectionagammaglobulinemia - a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection
immunodeficiency - immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
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a·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a

n. agammaglobulinemia, deficiencia de gamma globulina en la sangre.
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agammaglobulinemia

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This includes, but is not limited to, congenital agammaglobulinemia, common variable immunodeficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, and severe combined immunodeficiencies.?
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The Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia. J Clin Immunol 2009;29:501-7.
The Quality of Life and Mental Health in Children with Primary Immunodeficiency
X-linked agammaglobulinemia and isolated growth hormone deficiency.
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In February 2017, a 40-year-old man in France who was under immunoglobulin replacement therapy for X-linked agammaglobulinemia experienced a migrating nonitchy papular eruption.
Disseminated Spiroplasma apis Infection in Patient with Agammaglobulinemia, France
Hypogammaglobulinemia may be primary or secondary, and the primary immunodeficiencies associated with immunoglobulin disorders include selective immunoglobulin (Ig) A deficiency, transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy, X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), combined immunodeficiency (CID), common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and hyper-IgM syndrome.
Evaluation of Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Children with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Absolute and relative numbers of lymphocyte subsets were normal, excluding the diagnosis of an X-linked agammaglobulinemia (Bruton's disease).
An X-Linked Hyper-IgM Patient Followed Successfully for 23 Years without Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Various disorders within this category have been identified, including X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), IgA deficiency, and autosomal recessive agammaglobulinemia (ARA).
Uncommon Infections in Children Suggest Underlying Immunodeficiency: A Case of Infective Endocarditis in a 3-Year-Old Male
Le et al., "Clinical and mutational features of Vietnamese children with X-linked agammaglobulinemia," BMC Pediatrics, vol.
Novel HAX1 Gene Mutation in a Vietnamese Boy with Severe Congenital Neutropenia
Von Recklinghausen disease in a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Inter Med 2002;41(11):1039-43.
DEXMEDETOMIDINE--A WONDER DRUG IN PATIENTS WITH VON RECKLINGHAUSEN NEUROFIBROMATOSIS DURING SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION SURGERY
Agammaglobulinemia: A provocative experiment of nature.
Characteristics of Good's Syndrome in China: A Systematic Review

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