Non infective colitis in infancy: Evidence in favour of minor immunodeficiency in its pathogenesis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 233-236

  Ojuawo, Ayodele ^a,b   Milla, P J ^a   Lindley, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IGA DEFICIENCY; IGG DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0030869692     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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