Cutaneous lesions as a clue to severe combined immunodeficiency.
A 2-month-old boy experienced cutaneous lesions that revealed an underlying severe, combined immunodeficiency (SCID). It is important to recognize cutaneous manifestations of primary immunodeficiency disorders, as they may provide the earliest clue to a defect in immune function.
De Raeve
L
L
Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Song
M
M
Levy
J
J
Mascart-Lemone
F
F
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*