Long-term follow-up of patients with primary immunodeficiencies |
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Authors: | Chinen Javier Anmuth David Franklin Anna R K Shearer William T |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jxchinen@texaschildrenshospital.org |
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Abstract: | As an example of the need for long-term follow-up by specialty health care to adequately manage immunodeficient patients, we report the case of a patient with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome who was lost to follow-up for 4 years to the immunology clinic and came back with a neck mass that was diagnosed as B-cell lymphoma. Patients with immunodeficiency are at high risk for the development of malignancy and autoimmune diseases and should be evaluated by a trained specialist with a frequency of not less than every 6 months. |
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