Swollen uvula in an 18-year-old man with hypogammaglobulinemia.

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol

Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.

Published: November 2004

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