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Three cases of Hyper-IgE syndrome are herein described, corresponding to patients aged six, twelve and 4 years, who from infancy, had suffered a variety of recurrent pulmonary infections, staphylococcal cold abscesses and chronic dermatitis. IgE counts were superior to 2.000 u/ml and eosinophilia surpassed 0.

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We analysed the prevalence of clinical manifestations and immunological parameters in 194 patients with SLE and classified them in subgroups according to age at onset, gender and type of antibodies: we detected significant differences in the various subgroups. In SLE that initiated before the age of 20 years, the most frequent manifestation at onset was malar rash (25% vs 14%). During the course of the disease, this group had a greater prevalence of malar rash (70% vs 45%), mouth ulcers (48% vs 29%), and convulsions or psychosis (35% vs.

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