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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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Definition: A rare, X-linked immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by ECZEMA; LYMPHOPENIA; and, recurrent pyogenic infection. It is seen exclusively in young boys. Typically, IMMUNOGLOBULIN M levels are low and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A and IMMUNOGLOBULIN E levels are elevated. Lymphoreticular malignancies are common.      Other names Aldrich Syndrome; Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome; Syndromes, Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficienc; Syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich; Syndrome, Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency; Syndrome, Aldrich; Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency Syndromes; Eczema Thrombocytopenia Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency Syndrome
 
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Immunodeficiency 2  0   *Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.

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