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Omenn's reticulosis associated with the nephrotic syndrome
Author(s) -
RYBOJAD M.,
CAMBIAGHI S.,
MORAILLON I.,
VIGPENNAMEN M.D.,
MOREL P.,
BAUDOIN V.,
LOIRAT C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-948.x
Subject(s) - erythroderma , medicine , nephrotic syndrome , severe combined immunodeficiency , immunodeficiency , immunology , dermatology , biology , immune system , biochemistry , gene
Summary Omenn's reticulosis is an inherited severe combined immunodeficiency characterized by neonatal exfoliative erythroderma. A newborn baby who had minimal change nephrotic syndrome and Omenn's reticulosis is reported. Abnormalities in lymphocyte function could explain both the nephropathy and the cutaneous changes.