A 13-Month-Old Boy Is Brought to the Clinic After Repeated

A 13-month-old boy is brought to the clinic after repeated infections for the past 4 months, including otitis media, pneumonia, and erysipelas.  Although his infections have been responsive to treatment, his father is concerned about the number of infections.  The patient also has persistent diarrhea, and a recent stool antigen detection assay was positive for Giardia lamblia.  An immunoglobulin panel demonstrates very low serum levels of all immunoglobulin types.  Intradermal injection of Candida antigens results in a large indurated nodule within 48 hours.  This patient's lymph nodes most likely lack which of the following structures?

A) Germinal centers
B) Outer cortex
C) Paracortical zone
D) Subcapsular sinuses
E) Trabeculae

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