Leukocyte adhesion deficiency syndrome: report on the first case in Chile and South America

CONTEXT: Adhesion molecule deficiency type 1 is a rare disease that should be suspected in any patient whose umbilical cord presents delay in falling off, and who presents recurrent severe infections. Early diagnostic suspicion and early treatment improve the prognosis. CASE REPORT: The case of a fo...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Vásquez-De Kartzow, Cristian Jesam, Valentina Nehgme, Francisco Várgas, Carolina Sepúlveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000400011&lng=en&tlng=en