Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome
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...
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| author | Sonja Prcic Jelena Tomić Slobodanka Petrović Anica Radulović Verica Djuran Zorica Gajinov |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d25b1e19518e4a89a9d32c7cb4de3d352022-12-22T03:11:18ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology1735-15021735-52492011-12-01104324Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E SyndromeSonja Prcic0Jelena Tomić1Slobodanka Petrović2Anica Radulović3Verica Djuran4Zorica Gajinov5Department of Dermatovenereology, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Immunology and Allergology, Institute For Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Pulmology, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Dermatovenereology, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaClinic of Dermatovenereologic Diseases, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaClinic of Dermatovenereologic Diseases, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaThe 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.https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/324ChildFood-allergyHyper-IgE syndromeInfections |
| spellingShingle | Sonja Prcic Jelena Tomić Slobodanka Petrović Anica Radulović Verica Djuran Zorica Gajinov Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Child Food-allergy Hyper-IgE syndrome Infections |
| title | Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome |
| title_full | Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome |
| title_short | Recurrent Infections and Cows-milk Hypersensitivity in a 2-Year-Old Girl with Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome |
| title_sort | recurrent infections and cows milk hypersensitivity in a 2 year old girl with hyper immunoglobulin e syndrome |
| topic | Child Food-allergy Hyper-IgE syndrome Infections |
| url | https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/324 |
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