Lugo-Reyes SO, García-Cruz ML, Guaní-Guerra E, Terán JLM

Language: English
References: 7
Page: 45-48
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ABSTRACT

This new section of the journal features case studies with an immunological interest, accompanied by a brief discussion on pathophysiology, treatment and prognosis. Here, we discuss a teenage girl with a long history of complicated respiratory infections and recalcitrant eczematous rash, who was sent to our hospital and diagnosed with the Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome.

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