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The name is an acronym for its main clinical manifestations: warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis

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Other common signs and symptoms of WHIM syndrome are respiratory, ear, and skin infections

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Individuals with WHIM syndrome are also more susceptible to life-threatening bacterial infections and to human papillomavirus (HPV) infections

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Most individuals with WHIM syndrome are first misdiagnosed with common variable immune deficiency (CVID)

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Other commonly reported signs and symptoms include neutropenia, lymphopen and bronchiectasis

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