| Literature DB >> 300057 |
Abstract
A 2 1/2-year-old boy presented with recurrent respiratory tract infections, generalized lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly. Immunologic evaluation revealed a deficiency of humoral immunity. Repeated lymph node biopsies during a 10-year follow-up constantly showed excessive follicular hyperplasia with huge germinal centers consisting of germinoblasts, but lacking plasma cells. The disease can be interpreted as a subtype of the common variable immunodeficiency in which the commutation of germinoblasts to plasma cells in the evolution of B cells is blocked.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 300057 DOI: 10.1007/bf00452112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183