Serie de casos: Agammaglobulinemia ligada al cromosoma X
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Rev. Inv. Inf. Sal.
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La Agammagobulinemia de Bruton es una inmunodeficiencia primaria caracterizada por la disminución o ausencia de linfocitos B y como consecuencia disminución de inmunoglobulinas en sangre periférica, lo que predispone a infecciones recurrentes. Se presentan 3 casos clínicos de pacientes que fueron diagnosticados en el Hospital del Niño Manuel Ascencio Villarroel de Cochabamba que presentaban infecciones respiratorias y gastrointestinales a repetición que requerían internación, con este antecedente se realizaron exámenes inmunológicos y genéticos para el diagnóstico.
Bruton's Agammagobulinemia, it is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by the decrease or absence of B lymphocytes and as a consequence a decrease in immunoglobulins in peripheral blood, which predisposes to recurrent infections. Three clinical cases of patients who were diagnosed at the Manuel Ascencio Villarroel Children's Hospital in Cochabamba with recurrent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections requiring hospitalization are presented. With this background, immunological and genetic tests were performed for diagnosis.
Bruton's Agammagobulinemia, it is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by the decrease or absence of B lymphocytes and as a consequence a decrease in immunoglobulins in peripheral blood, which predisposes to recurrent infections. Three clinical cases of patients who were diagnosed at the Manuel Ascencio Villarroel Children's Hospital in Cochabamba with recurrent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections requiring hospitalization are presented. With this background, immunological and genetic tests were performed for diagnosis.
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Vol. 19, No. 46