DOCK8 deficiency in a boy who presented with a giant aortic aneurysm between aortic root and iliac bifurcation

Autor: Türkan Patıroğlu, Himmet Haluk Akar, Mehmet Sait Doğan, Kazım Üzüm
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 44, Iss 4, Pp 342-345 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1016-5169
DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2015.26511
Popis: Summary– Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 protein (DOCK8) deficiency is an autosomal recessive, inherited form of hyper-immunoglobulin E (hyper-IgE) syndrome, characterized by persistent cutaneous viral infections, elevated IgE, eosinophilia, and allergic manifestations. The case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with giant aortic aneurysm between the aortic root and iliac bifurcation is described in the present report. Aortic aneurysm of this size has not yet been reported.
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