Leukocyte adhesion deficiency in a female patient without delayed umbilical cord separation.
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), a rare disorder of neutrophil function, is classically characterised by delayed umbilical cord separation. We report a case of LAD-1 in a female infant whose umbilical cord separated within 2 weeks of birth and review the literature pertaining to the timing of umbilical cord separation.
Webber
Emily C
EC
Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Church
Joseph
J
Rand
Thomas H
TH
Shah
Ami J
AJ
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018370:Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014470:Umbilical Cord