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Buckley's syndrome
Author(s) -
REBORA A.,
NUNZI E.,
PEZZUOLO MARIA,
PATRONE F.,
DALLEGRI F.,
SACCHETTI C.
Publication year - 1978
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1978.tb02026.x
Subject(s) - levamisole , girl , medicine , dermatology , immunology , chemotaxis , immunoglobulin e , pediatrics , biology , antibody , genetics , receptor
SUMMARY An infant girl with chronic eczema, recurrent infections, elevated IgE and impaired neutrophil chemotaxis appeared to belong to the group of patients described by Buckley, Wray & Belmaker (1972). An hereditary influence is suggested by a similar defect found in the patient's mother. Levamisole improved the in vitro defect and the clinical picture.