Multiple intestinal atresias (MIA) is a severe form of intestinal atresias throughout the
gastrointestinal tract. In two reports, MIA have been associated with severe
immunodeficiency. We report a newborn girl who had profound humoral and B cell
immunodeficiency and impaired T cell function. The patient had agammaglobulinemia and
decreased blood lymphocytes, with virtually no B cells in the blood or in intestinal lymph
nodes. Tcells were reduced in number and weakly proliferated to mitogens. These data …