Wiskott-Aldrich

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a genetic disease that compromises the immune system only boys. This syndrome causes a drop in platelets causing bleeding, bloody diarrhea, and nasal bleeding gums, successive infections such as otitis media, pneumonia and dark spots on the skin, known as eczema.

Infections related Wiskott-Aldrich happen due to hypersensitivity of children to fungi, viruses and bacteria.

Life expectancy for patients with this syndrome is low, those who survive after ten years usually develop tumors such as lymphoma and leukemia.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is made through a DNA test, which indicates the presence of the genetic alteration linked to chromosome X. The best treatment for Wiskott-Aldrich is a bone marrow transplant. Other forms of treatment are removed from the spleen, since this body destroys the small amount of the platelets with this syndrome have, application of hemoglobin and antibiotics.