title: Recurrent infections and cows-milk hypersensitivity in a 2-year-old girl with hyper immunoglobulin E syndrome.
abstract: The hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome is a rare complex primary immunodeficiency characterized by high serum IgE levels, eczema, and recurrent infections. We present a case of 2-years-old girl with eczema and repeated bacterial skin and lung infections since the period of infancy. The patient also had eosinophilia, high serum levels of IgE, and cows-milk hypersensitivity. We describe the case, in order to illustrate the difficulty of establishing the diagnosis hyper-immunoglobulin E syndrome in a toddler.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenereology Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia. buki97@eunet.rs
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prcic
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomić
authors.forename: Slobodanka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petrović
authors.forename: Anica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radulović
authors.forename: Verica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Djuran
authors.forename: Zorica
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gajinov
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007589:Job Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E