Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4213184 | Respiratory Medicine CME | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThe Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked immunodeficiency disease with a characteristic clinical phenotype that includes thrombocytopenia with small platelets, eczema, recurrent infections caused by immunodeficiency, and an increased incidence of autoimmune manifestations and malignancies. We present a patient who was diagnosed with WAS in adulthood and was found to have bilateral bronchiectasis. Although recurrent infections are common with Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome the association with bronchiectasis has not been previously reported.
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Authors
Hiren Mehta, Juan Chavez Paz, Ruxana T. Sadikot,