Leukocyte adhesion deficiency disorder: report of one case

Acta Paediatr Taiwan. 1999 Mar-Apr;40(2):128-31.

Abstract

In this paper, a case of leukocyte adhesion deficiency disorder confirmed by flow cytometry and leukocyte chemotaxis assays is reported. The 32-day-old female infant was admitted to our ward on account of delayed umbilical cord detachment and omphalitis. After admission, hemogram revealed severe leukocytosis (white blood cell (WBC) counts: 86,800/cumm), and there was poor clinical response to several kinds of antibiotics. The above history indicated that the patient might be a case of leukocyte adhesion deficiency disorder. A definite absence of CD11b/CD18 adhesion molecule on the patient's granulocytes and severe defects of leukocyte function demonstrated by chemotaxis, chemokinesis and zymosan-induced respiratory burst assays confirmed this diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome / therapy
  • Neutrophils