Combined immunodeficiency and reticuloendotheliosis with eosinophilia

J Pediatr. 1974 Oct;85(4):463-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(74)80445-2.

Abstract

A generalized erythematous scaly rash, alopecia, lympadenopathy, and hepatosplemonegaly developed in an infant girl during the first 6 weeks of life. Repeated bacterial and fungal infections, persistent diarrhea, and generalized wasting complicated the course of her illness, and death occurred at 5 1/2 months of age. Lymph node architecture was completely obliterated by histiocytes and eosinophils; no plasma cells or germinal centers were present. Both humoral and cellular immune systems were severely but not completely impaired. Familial reticuloendotheliosis with eosinophilia is, in some cases, associated with combined immune deficiency.

MeSH terms

  • Antibody Formation
  • Eosinophilia / etiology*
  • Eosinophilia / immunology
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Immunoglobulins / biosynthesis
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / immunology
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphatic Diseases / etiology*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / immunology
  • Lymphatic Diseases / pathology

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins