- Nezelof syndrome
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Nezelof syndrome Classification and external resources ICD-10 D81.4 ICD-9 279.13 OMIM 242700 DiseasesDB 29571 Nezelof syndrome (also known as "Thymic dysplasia with normal immunoglobulins"[1]:85) is an autosomal recessive[2] congenital immunodeficiency condition due to underdevelopment of the thymus.
An association with CD44 has been proposed.[3]
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History
It was characterized in 1964.[4]
It considered a form of combined immunodeficiency in ICD-10 but a deficiency of cell-mediated immunity in ICD-9.
Presentation
It causes severe infections and malignancies.
Treatment
Treatment includes antimicrobial therapy, IV immunoglobulin, bone marrow transplantation, thymus transplantation and thymus factors.
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References
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 242700
- ^ Knutsen AP, Wall D, Mueller KR, Bouhasin JD (May 1996). "Abnormal in vitro thymocyte differentiation in a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency-Nezelof's syndrome". J. Clin. Immunol. 16 (3): 151–8. doi:10.1007/BF01540913. PMID 8734358.
- ^ Nezelof C, Jammet ML, Lortholary P, Labrune B, Lamy M (Oct 1964). "Hereditary Thymic Hypoplasia: Its Place And Responsibility In A Case Of Lymphocytic, Normoplasmocytic And Normoglobulinemic Aplasia In An Infant". Archives francaises de pediatrie 21: 897–920. ISSN 0003-9764. PMID 14195287.
Immune disorders: Lymphoid and complement immunodeficiency (D80–D85, 279.0–4) Primary IgA deficiency · IgG deficiency · IgM deficiency · Hyper IgM syndrome (2, 3, 4, 5) · Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome · Hyper-IgE syndromeOtherT cell deficiency (T)thymic hypoplasia: hypoparathyroid (Di George's syndrome) · euparathyroid (Nezelof syndrome, Ataxia telangiectasia)x-linked: X-SCID
autosomal: Adenosine deaminase deficiency · Omenn syndrome · ZAP70 deficiency · Bare lymphocyte syndromeAcquired Leukopenia:
LymphocytopeniaComplement deficiency C1-inhibitor (Angioedema/Hereditary angioedema) · Complement 2 deficiency/Complement 4 deficiency · MBL deficiency · Properdin deficiency · Complement 3 deficiency · Terminal complement pathway deficiency · Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria · Complement receptor deficiencyCategories:- Immunodeficiency
- Noninfectious immunodeficiency-related cutaneous conditions
- Autosomal recessive disorders
- Syndromes
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