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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

Última revisão: 13 Sep 2025
Última atualização: 10 Jan 2025

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Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • family history of WAS
  • easy bruising and petechiae
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • recurrent infections
  • eczema
  • bruises and petechiae
  • lymphadenopathy
  • perforated tympanic membranes
  • serious bleeding
  • serious/life-threatening infection
  • autoimmunity
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Fatores de risco

  • maternal WAS gene mutation carrier
  • male sex
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • CBC with platelet volume
  • WAS protein (WASp) analysis
  • WAS protein (WASp) gene mutation analysis
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • immunoglobulin levels
  • vaccine responses
  • isohemagglutinins
  • lymphocyte subsets
  • T-cell proliferation assays
  • liver function tests
  • polymerase chain reaction analysis for hepatitis C
  • polymerase chain reaction tests for adenovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus
  • store serum and plasma
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Algoritmo de tratamento

CONTÍNUA

attenuated WAS

severe, classical WAS

Colaboradores

Autores

Siobhan Burns, MB BAO BCh, MRCPI (Paeds)
Siobhan Burns

Reader and Consultant in Immunology

University College London

Department of Immunology

Royal Free Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

SB has received travel expenses for educational conferences from Baxalta US Inc. and CSL Behring. SB has received a consulting fee from CSL Behring for a talk given about the use of subcutaneous immunoglobulin. SB has received grant funding for research into immunoglobulin treatment for primary immunodeficiency from CSL Behring. SB is the author of articles cited in this topic.

Adrian Thrasher, PhD, MD, BS, FRCP, MRCPCH, FMedSci
Adrian Thrasher

Professor of Paediatric Immunology

Molecular Immunology Unit and Centre for Immunodeficiency

Institute of Child Health

University College London

London

UK

Declarações

AT has done consultancy work for Orchard Therapeutics and Autolus, and owns stock in both. AT was an expert witness for Ward Hadaway Solicitors for a case of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. He is an author of references cited in this topic.

Revisores

Phil Fischer, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Mayo Clinic

Rochester

MN

Declarações

PF declares that he has no competing interests.

Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

Wayne State University

Vice Chair of Education

Director

Institute of Medical Education

The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit

MI

Declarações

DK declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewer acknowledgements

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Disclosures

Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.

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Principais artigos

O'Sullivan E, Kinnon C, Brickell P. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein, WASP. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 1999;31:383-387. Resumo

Imai K, Morio T, Zhu Y, et al. Clinical course of patients with WASP gene mutations. Blood. 2004;103:456-464.Texto completo  Resumo

Burns S, Cory GO, Vainchenker W, et al. Mechanisms of WASp-mediated hematologic and immunologic disease. Blood. 2004;104:3454-3462.Texto completo  Resumo

Filipovich AH, Stone JV, Tomany SC, et al. Impact of donor type on outcome of bone marrow transplantation for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: collaborative study of the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and the National Marrow Donor Program. Blood. 2001;97:1598-1603.Texto completo  Resumo

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