Nezelof syndrome


Nezelof syndrome is a rare disease that is included within immunodeficiencies, a group of disorders in which there is a deficiency in the immune function, and therefore predisposition to infections. History

The first description was made by the French pediatrician Christian Nezelof in 1964. In the last international classification of diseases (ICD-10), it was included within the combined immunodeficiencies. symptom

It is characterized by lack of development of the thymus, with deficit of cellular immunity. The levels of immunoglobulins are normal, however their function is deficient, for which reason there is also a deficit of humoral immunity.

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