Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a rare X-linked recessive disease characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia, immune deficiency, and bloody diarrhea. It is also sometimes called the eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome, in keeping with Aldrich's original description of the condition in 1954.
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Classification
Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 ChapterIII: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First Described Prevalence Band Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
3. Wikipedia: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
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The WAS-related disorders of X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT) and X-linked congenital neutropenia (XLN) may present with similar but less severe symptoms and are caused by mutations of the same gene.
4. Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (Wikipedia)
5. Orphadata (Orphanet): Orphadata epidemiology, ORPHAcode 906
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"PrevalenceClass": "1-9 / 1 000 000", "PrevalenceGeographic": "Europe", "PrevalenceQualification": "Value and class", "PrevalenceType": "Point prevalence"
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