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KMID : 1143120210110010007
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Asia Pacific Allergy
2021 Volume.11 No. 1 p.7 ~ p.7
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Primary immunodeficiency from B-cell defect: a case series of 6 patients seen in a national tertiary hospital in the Philippines
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Tan-Lim Carol Stephanie C.
Castor Mary Anne R.
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Abstract
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Primary immunodeficiency disorders, although rare, pose a significant burden in the quality of life of afflicted patients and their families. The most common of these disorders are caused by B-cell defects. A total of 6 patients were seen and diagnosed in a national tertiary hospital in the Philippines from 1996 to 2018. These patients were admitted due to various infections, and were subsequently diagnosed to have B-cell defects. Four out of the 6 patients have genetic studies confirming the diagnosis of X-linked agammaglobulinemia. One patient succumbed to sepsis at 10 years of age, while the rest are on follow-up at the Philippine General Hospital for intravenous immunoglobulin infusion.
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KEYWORD
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Immune deficiency syndromes, B-lymphocytes, Agammaglobulinemia
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