PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT

PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT

SUMMARY We describe the case of an eight-year-old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who developed mild varicella despite regular intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. He maintained protective antibody levels against varicella and the previous batches of IVIG that he received had adequate var...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Aimée NOBRE, Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ, Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO, Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Chickenpox
Immunoglobulin
Intravenous
Agammaglobulinemia
Immunodeficiency disorders
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