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. 2000 Jun 17;320(7250):1652–1655. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7250.1652
Systemic causes Main systemic features
Genetic defects
Down's syndrome Learning disability, short stature
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome Palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis
Juvenile periodontitis and related disorders Sometimes neutrophil defects
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII Hypermobility
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome Recurrent infections
Eosinophilic granuloma Bone lesions
Immune defects
Neutropenia Recurrent infections
Neutrophil defects Recurrent infections
Monocyte defects Recurrent infections
Interleukin 1 abnormalities Recurrent infections
HIV infection and AIDS Recurrent infections
Enzyme defects
Acatalasia (absent catalase) Recurrent infections
Hypophosphatasia (low alkaline phosphatase) Recurrent infections