title: Intestinal lesions in immune deficiency.
abstract: The descriptive studies of intestinal lesions in immune deficiency and the research that has been done in order to explain their pathogenesis are reviewed. Current knowledge in this field is inadequate, and some of the intriguing phenomena described defy reasonable explanation, including the special role of Giardia lamblia and the rarity of gastrointestinal lesions in isolated IgA deficiency. Several hypotheses have been proposed regarding these phenomena.
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000473:pathology; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology