title: X-linked agammaglobulinemia: clinical and immunologic evaluation of six patients.
abstract: The clinical and immunologic features of six patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) are presented. The most common presenting manifestations were respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections. On admittance to the hospital, one patient had a history of recurrent meningitis, another had a dermatomyositis-like syndrome, and still another had a history of recurrent arthritis.
authors: Immunology Unit, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Ersoy
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Sanal
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Tezcan
authors: A I
authors: AI
authors: Berkel
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014960:X Chromosome