Open AccessLiver abscess in a boy with hyper IgE syndrome
Author(s) -
Sneha Nandy,
Ira Shah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.192353
Subject(s) - medicine , immunoglobulin e , liver abscess , primary immunodeficiency , pneumatocele , pneumonia , abscess , immunology , antibody , pathology , disease , surgery
Hyper immunoglobulin-E syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, characterized by the classical triad of recurrent staphylococcal skin abscesses, pneumonia with pneumatocele formation, and elevated levels of serum IgE, usually over 2000 IU/mL. Chronic granulomatous disease, hyper IgE, and complement deficiencies are immunopathologies known to be associated with liver abscesses. We present a 2 ½-year-old boy with liver abscess and associated hyper IgE.