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Painful ulcers on the hard palate

Clinical history A 35-year-old man presented with multiple painful ulcerations on his hard palate.

Giant cell pneumonia with DiGeorge syndrome

Clinical History A 7 month-old male was admitted for severe pneumonia with respiratory compromise. Laboratory studies demonstrated leukocytosis and profound hypocalcemia. An inherited immunodeficiency syndrome was suspected. A CT scan of the chest revealed bilateral lobar pneumonia, and no thymus was seen. Dual-probe fluoresence in-situ hybridization for deletions of 10p13p14 and 22q11.2 was performed on [...]