Congenital rubella syndrome, hyper-IgM syndrome and autoimmunity in an 18-year-old girl

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 716-718

  Palacin, Pere Soler ^a   Castilla, Yolanda ^a   Garzón, Paula ^a   Figueras, Concepció ^a   Castellví, Joan ^a   Español, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Congenital rubella syndrome; Hyper IgM syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA M; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPER-IGM IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL;

EID: 34548575805     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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