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Can I read Fatal Septicemia in an Infant with Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome on EtoBox?
Fatal Septicemia in an Infant with Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome by Amy Gilliam; Mary L. Williams is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fatal Septicemia in an Infant with Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome about?
**Abstract:** Keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of unknown etiology in which increased susceptibility to viral, bacterial, and mycotic infections has been observed. We report an infant with KID syndrome who died from overwhelming systemic infection. To date, investigations into the immune function of patients with this syndrome have not revealed a common underlying systemic immune deficit. However, the severity of infections and multiplicity of organisms observed in this syndrome suggest that a primary immunodeficiency is present in addition to an impaired cutaneous barrier to microorganisms.
Who reads Fatal Septicemia in an Infant with Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome?
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- Author
- Amy Gilliam; Mary L. Williams
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0736-8046)
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)