Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
SCID
Facts
:
Autosomal recessive or X linked
Many cases due to adenosine deaminase deficiency
Life threatening
History / PE
:
Cutaneous anergy
Severe infections within first few months of life
Diagnosis
:
Absent/dysplastic thymus and lymph nodes
Lymphopenia
July 15th 2010
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Infectious Disease
Pediatrics
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