## Abstract An 8‐year‐old male underwent excision of an encapsulated thymoma. Four months later he presented with disseminated, fatal varicella. Evaluation of his immune status during the terminal illness revealed hypogammaglobulinemia and lymphopenia consistent with a diagnosis of Good's syndrome
Acute pancreatitis associated with varicella infection in an immunocompetent child
✍ Scribed by João Franco; Ricardo Fernandes; Marta Oliveira; Ana Dias Alves; Manuela Braga; Isabel Soares; Paulo Calhau
- Book ID
- 108955682
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1034-4810
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