[PAGID] Patient with recurrent abscesses

[Berger, Melvin]

The infections have never disseminated ?  Has she had pneumatoceles ?
 
I would check mannan binding lectin. 
 
Melvin Berger, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology
Case Western Reserve University
phone 216 844 3237
 
Director, Jeffrey Modell Center for Primary Immune Deficiencies
Division of Allergy-Immunology
Rainbow, Babies and Children's Hospital
University Hospitals of Cleveland
RB&C Rm 504, MS 6008B
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106

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Subject: Re: [PAGID] Patient with recurrent abscesses



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
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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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