A Case of Common Variable Immune Deficiency Presenting as Recurrent Pneumococcal Pneumonia.

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Jeong, Juhong¹  Cho, Jae Hwa¹  Nam, Haesung¹  Ryu, Jeong Seon¹  Kwak, Sung Min¹  Lee, Hong Lyeol¹ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon

关键词: Common Variable Immunodeficiency;    Pneumonia;    Pneumococcal;    B-Lymphocytes;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2011.71.4.282

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

Common variable immune deficiency (CVID) is the most common primary immune deficiency, which is manifested as chronic recurrent respiratory infections and hypoglobulinemia. CVID usually presents in the second or third decade of life. A 33-year-old woman was admitted with recurrent pneumococcal pneumonia with bacteremia and had very low levels of serum immunoglobulin G, M and A. This case emphasized a high index of suspiciousness for diagnosis of CVID in a mid-adulthood patient presenting with recurrent pneumonia with hypoglobulinemia.

【 授权许可】

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