Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome

1 January 2001

journal article
case report
Published by Springer Nature in Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Vol. 68 (1) , 87-90
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02728870

Abstract

Hyperimmunoglobulin E (HIE) syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by recurrent bacterial infections in presence of very high serum Ig E levels. We are reporting a nine-year-old child with HIE syndrome and reviewing literature on this disease.

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