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Pnp Deficiency

Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency affects the body's immune system by lowering T-cell count. Due to this disorder, the body is not able to fight against bacterial and viral infections. Along with this, PNP deficiency also causes neurological complications, such as difficulty in muscle coordination or stiffness of muscles.

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Kindly update me about PNP immunodeficiency disease.

Query: Hello doctor, My 5-year-old son was diagnosed with PNP immunodeficiency three years back. This was diagnosed after a battle of Baylisascaris that he survived. He has recently been diagnosed with ME polyomavirus in his brain and LP fluids. He was the first case in history in my residential area. VZV...  Read Full »


Dr. Nagasirisha Naredla

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. PNP deficiency is a very rare condition, in which the body is unable to produce certain immunity related cells called T cells, this happens due to some gene defects and is usually inherited. (But parents might not be affected). This causes the child to get frequent i...  Read Full »

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