Autoimmune Features of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: A Case Report
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in a pediatric patient requires urgent and aggressive therapy. Here we report a young child with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and antiplatelet antibody manifesting as recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage due to pauci-immune capillaritis that was successfully treated with rituximab.
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