X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia Presenting as Neutropenia: Case Report and an Overview of Literature

• Main Authors: Mosopefoluwa Lanlokun (Author), Amanda Borden (Author), Daime Nieves (Author), Jolan E. Walter (Author), Deborah Albright (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is an inherited immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) gene. Marked neutropenia can be the initial abnormal laboratory finding in patients with XLA who are presenting with their first illness. The two cases presented herein support...