Severe combined immunodeficiency with abnormalities in expression of the common leucocyte antigen, CD45.
Children presenting with disseminated viral infections should be carefully investigated because they almost invariably have an underlying immunodeficiency. A child is reported who had disseminated cytomegalovirus and a novel form of severe combined immunodeficiency with abnormal expression of the common leucocyte antigen, CD45.
Cale
C M
CM
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital NHS Trust, London.
Klein
N J
NJ
Novelli
V
V
Veys
P
P
Jones
A M
AM
Morgan
G
G
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy
D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens