Functional antipolysaccharide immunoglobulin deficiency, recurrent pneumococcal sepsis, and hypergammaglobulinemic purpura

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2014 Mar-Apr;2(2):214-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.09.014. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

Authors

Christopher E Couch¹, Mark S Schubert²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nev.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Ariz; Allergy Asthma Clinic, Ltd, Phoenix, Ariz. Electronic address: marks10295@aol.com.

PMID: 24607051
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.09.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteremia / etiology*
Female
Humans
Hypergammaglobulinemia / etiology*
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*
Pneumococcal Infections / etiology*
Polysaccharides, Bacterial / immunology*
Purpura / etiology*
Recurrence

Substances

Polysaccharides, Bacterial