A child 6 years of age sees his pediatrician for repeated infections and developing blood in his diarrhea. The physician orders a complete blood count, and the results show very low platelet count and a low lymphocyte levels. Because the little boy also has eczema, the pediatrician suspects Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Children with this disease
A) have high T cell count and low B cell count
B) high B cell count and low T cell count
C) high T cell count and high B cell count
D) low T cell count and low B cell count
E) high erythrocyte count

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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is characterized by low T cell and low B cell counts, along with symptoms such as eczema, recurrent infections, and thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).

A Child 6 Years of Age Sees His Pediatrician for Repeated