[PAGID] Patient with recurrent abscesses

[Fleisher, Thomas (NIH/CC/DLM) [E]]

What is her IgE level?

 

Thomas A. Fleisher, M.D.

Chief, Department of Laboratory Medicine

NIH Clinical Center

tel 301 496-5668

fax 301 402-1612

email tfleishe at mail.nih.gov

 

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From: Abraham, Roshini S., Ph.D. [mailto:Abraham.Roshini at mayo.edu] 
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 1:15 PM
To: pagid at list.clinimmsoc.org
Cc: Rank, Matthew A., M.D.
Subject: [PAGID] Patient with recurrent abscesses

 

We have a 43 year old woman from the Northwest United States that has
had recurrent staphylococcal abscesses (non-MRSA) since age 9.  These
have been located in her groin, under and on her arms, abdomen, behind
her ear and generally develop within 12-24 hours.  She has required
multiple incision, drainage, and packing procedures and has take
prophylactic antibiotics without significantly decreasing the frequency
of their occurrence.  She is otherwise healthy except for cigarette
smoking, peripheral vascular disease, urinary stress incontinence, and
irritable bowel syndrome.  She denies eczema.  Her father, his sisters,
and her paternal grandmother all have the same problem though to a
lesser degree.  Physical exam is notable only for 1 cm pink raised
lesions in her groin area, none are actively draining or fluctuant.  Her
immune testing to date includes normal IgA, IgM, and IgG.  She has had a
normal oxidative burst test and normal neutrophil chemotaxis.  She does
not have anemia, thrombocytopenia or neutropenia.  Her ALC is also
normal.  No evidence of respiratory or other infections,
lymphadenopathy, malnutrition etc.  

 

We would appreciate your comments and advice.

 

 

Mathew A. Rank, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Roshini S. Abraham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roshini Sarah Abraham, Ph.D., D(ABMLI)

Consultant, Div. of Clinical Biochemistry & Immunology
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Lab. Medicine & Pathology 
Director 
Cellular and Molecular Immunology Laboratory 
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology 
Hilton 210 e 
Mayo Clinic 
200 1st St SW 
Rochester, MN-55905 
Ph: 507-266-9292 
Ph (Secy): 507-284-4055 
Fax: 507-266-4088 

 

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