wiskott-aldrich syndrome (was): a case report in mauritius and review

Wiskottaldrich is an xlined recessive disorder typically characterized by thrombocytopenia, eczema and recurrent infections. we report the four year treatment progress of a six year old boy who initially presented with vesicular lesions over the trunk, upper and lower extremities and face and blood tinged stools at the age of 2 weeks. from the family pedigree, there were two suspected cases that were never successfully diagnosed with similar symptoms. the patient was diagnosed with wiskottaldrich and underwent symptomatic treatment and treatment with prednisolone for the last four years. the platelet count over these four years was also studied.