Chronic pulmonary disease associated with an unusual dysgammaglobulinaemia

Clin Exp Immunol. 1968 Nov;3(9):983-8.

Abstract

A 26-year-old patient, subject to recurrent sino-pulmonary infections, with a previously unreported combination of immunological deficiencies is reported. There was a lack of serum immunoglobulin A, salivary immunoglobulin A, decreased serum immunoglobulin M and a deficiency of cellular immunity. It is suggested that this combination of deficits may represent a forme fruste of hereditary ataxia telangiectasia.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agammaglobulinemia / complications*
  • Agammaglobulinemia / etiology
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia / complications
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Immunity
  • Immunoglobulin M / analysis
  • Lung Diseases / complications*
  • Lung Diseases / etiology
  • Male
  • Saliva / immunology
  • gamma-Globulins / analysis

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin M
  • gamma-Globulins