Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Brain Abscess in a Child with Leukocyte Adhesion Defect: An Unusual Association

  • Letter to Editor
  • Published:
Journal of Clinical Immunology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

References

  1. Etzioni A. Defects in the leukocyte adhesion cascade. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2009;38(1):54–60.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. van de Vijver E, van den Berg TK, Kuijpers TW. Leukocyte adhesion deficiencies. Hematol Clin. 2013;27(1):101–16.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Movahedi M, Entezari N, Pourpak Z, Mamishi S, Chavoshzadeh Z, Gharagozlou M, et al. Clinical and laboratory findings in Iranian patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency (study of 15 cases). J Clin Immunol. 2007;27(3):302–7.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Madkaikar M, Currimbhoy Z, Gupta M, Desai M, Rao M. Clinical profile of leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I. Indian Pediatr. 2012;49(1):43–5.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Madkaikar M, Italia K, Gupta M, Chavan S, Mishra A, Rao M, et al. Molecular characterization of leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I in Indian patients: identification of 9 novel mutations. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2015;54(3):217–23.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Stepensky PY, Wolach B, Gavrieli R, Rousso S, Ben Ami T, Goldman V, et al. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type III: clinical features and treatment with stem cell transplantation. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2015;37(4):264–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Parvaneh N, Mamishi S, Rezaei A, Rezaei N, Tamizifar B, Parvaneh L, et al. Characterization of 11 new cases of leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 with seven novel mutations in the ITGB2 gene. J Clin Immunol. 2010;30(5):756–60.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Yamazaki-Nakashimada M, Maravillas-Montero JL, Berrón-Ruiz L, López-Ortega O, Ramírez-Alejo N, Acevedo-Ochoa E, et al. Successful adjunctive immunoglobulin treatment in patients affected by leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1). Immunol Res. 2015;61(3):260–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Pediatric Allergy Immunology Unit, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Ankur Kumar, Aman Gupta, Amit Rawat, Deepti Suri & Surjit Singh

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Chirag Ahuja

Authors
  1. Ankur Kumar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Aman Gupta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Amit Rawat
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Chirag Ahuja
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Deepti Suri
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Surjit Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Amit Rawat.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Kumar, A., Gupta, A., Rawat, A. et al. Brain Abscess in a Child with Leukocyte Adhesion Defect: An Unusual Association. J Clin Immunol 36, 624–626 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-016-0315-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-016-0315-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation