[Deficient expression of leukocyte adhesion proteins. A new Tunisian case]

Tunis Med. 2006 Jul;84(7):464-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. LAD was suspected in a four days old girl. She was born from healthy first cousins. A family history of a boy who died from omphalitis and sepsis was reported. Our patient had the severe form, she had delayed umbilical cord separation and suffered recurrent infections. She had a deletion of the G at position 1497. The patient received bone marrow transplantation from her HLA-identical mother at age of 14 months. She is now 9 years old and in good health.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Child
  • Consanguinity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome* / genetics
  • Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tunisia