Job's syndrome: a rare cause of recurrent lung abscess in childhood.
A clinical syndrome characterized by recurrent staphylococcal infection of the skin and respiratory tract from birth was described in 1966 and referred to as Job's syndrome. Marked hyperimmunoglobulinemia E was later found to be associated with this syndrome. This article describes a case of Job's syndrome as a cause of recurrent lung abscess during childhood necessitating lung resection.
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Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
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D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007589:Job Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections