Acta Med. 2024, 67: 60-63

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.21

Atypical Manifestation of X-linked Agammaglobulinemia – the Importance of Genetic Testing

Adam Markocsya, Daniela Kapustováa, Andrej Čerešb, Eva Froňkovac, Miloš Jeseňáka,b,d

aCentre for Primary Immunodeficiencies, Department of Paediatrics, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital in Martin, Slovakia
bDepartment of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital in Martin, Slovakia
cCLIP Laboratory centre, Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
dCentre for Primary Immunodeficiencies, Department of Pulmonology and Phthisiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital in Martin, Slovakia

Received June 9, 2024
Accepted August 7, 2024

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