IgA deficiency: A report of three cases from Thailand

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-207

  Phankingthongkum, Suwannee ^a   Visitsunthorn, Nualanong ^a   Vichyanond, Pakit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LUNG INFECTION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; TYMPANOPLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; RECURRENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; THAILAND;

EID: 0036771401     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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