Job syndrome
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Related to Job syndrome: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, DiGeorge syndrome, Hyper IgE Syndrome
hy·per·im·mu·no·glob·u·lin E syn·drome
an immunodeficiency disorder characterized by high levels of plasma IgE concentrations, a leukocyte chemotactic defect, and recurrent staphylococcal infections, and cold-abscess formatin in the skin, upper respiratory tract, and other sites.
Synonym(s): Job syndrome
Lab Defects in neutrophil and monocyte chemotaxis, increased IgE
Job syndrome
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, see there.Buckley,
Rebecca H., U.S. pediatrician and allergist, 1933–.Buckley syndrome - recurrent furunculosis, recurrent pneumonias, and pruritic dermatitis. Patients have a markedly elevated serum IgE. Synonym(s): Job syndrome
Job,
Biblical character in the Old Testament who suffered from skin and bowel disease, from which he recovered.Job syndrome - Synonym(s): Buckley syndrome