IgG4 deficiency with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome: A case report

Masaru Kubota,M. Yasunaga,Hisako Hashimoto,Hajime Kimata,Haruki Mikawa,A. Shinya,C. Nishigori

IgG4 deficiency with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome: A case report

1993

Masaru Kubota
M. Yasunaga
Hisako Hashimoto
Hajime Kimata
Haruki Mikawa
A. Shinya
C. Nishigori

We describe a patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome and IgG4 deficiency. In vitro examination of his peripheral mononuclear cells revealed impaired IgG4 synthesis. Susceptibility to sinus and pulmonary infections was cured by monthly immunoglobulin infusions.

Keywords:

Antibody
IgG4 deficiency
Recurrent infections
Rothmund–Thomson syndrome
Diabetes mellitus
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
Immunology
Immunopathology
Medicine
Pathology

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