title: Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia of common variable immunodeficiency.
abstract: We report the beneficial effect of steroids in a 27-year-old woman with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Exertional dyspnea, x-ray infiltrates, and pulmonary physiologic abnormalities decreased or increased during 3 1/2 years of follow-up in parallel with the administered dose of prednisone. This observation rules out concomitant spontaneous remission as the explanation of steroid-induced improvement of LIP in CVID. Steroid treatment was apparently safe: the frequency and severity of recurrent bronchial infections did not change, although IgG replacement therapy was not provided.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Popa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes; D010976:Platelet Count; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone