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An older term for unidentified conditions associated with deficient chemotaxis of leukocytes leading to increased risk of pyogenic infections. Nowadays, specific causes of deficient chemotaxis have been identified, so the nomenclature has been modified, e.g. leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) syndrome.
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(2009). Lazy leukocyte syndrome. In: Rovenský, J., Payer, J. (eds) Dictionary of Rheumatology. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-79280-3_647
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