Omenn’s Syndrome : A rare primary immunodeficiency disorder

Authors

Ibtisam B. Elnour, Department of Child Health, College of Medcine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O. Box 35, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Shakeel Ahmed, College of Medicine, Agha Khan University, Karachi, Pakisthan
Kamal Halim, Department of Immunology, Military Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
V Nirmala, Department of Pathology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Over the last 17 years different forms of severe combined immunodeficiency have been diagnosed at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat. Omenn’s syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive form of severe combined immunodeficiency. We report a 6 weeks old Omani infant who presented with the characteristic clinical and immunological phenotype of Omenn’s syndrome. We take the opportunity to discuss and review the immunological aspect of this rare syndrome.

Publication Date

8-31-2007

First Page

133

Last Page

138

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Recommended Citation

Elnour, Ibtisam B.; Ahmed, Shakeel; Halim, Kamal; and Nirmala, V (2007) "Omenn’s Syndrome : A rare primary immunodeficiency disorder," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 7: 133-138.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2654