KROK 1 2008 – Question 122 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A child was born with cleft palate. Examination revealed aorta defects and reduced number of T-lymphocytes in blood. What immunodeficient syndrome is it?
- A. DiGeorge
- B. Chediak-Higashi
- C. Swiss-type
- D. Wiskott-Aldrich
- E. Louis-Bar
Hint
Look for the immunodeficiency in which a T-cell defect comes together with structural malformations of the face and great vessels, and compare the typical non-immune features of each syndrome listed.
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