Management of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.
A five-month-old boy presented with lower gastrointestinal bleed, recurrent infections and eczema. Blood picture revealed small platelets, high IgA, and IgM levels. A diagnosis of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome was made. The recent concepts in molecular pathology of the disease and treatment are discussed.
Srivastava
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Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Swaid
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Kabra
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Verma
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005808:Genes, Recessive / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D014923:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D014960:X Chromosome