title: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) in northern India.
abstract: Fourteen patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) were studied. The common clinical manifestations were recurrent sore throat, sinusitis, respiratory infections, diarrhea, and malnutrition. All had low IgG, with normal cell-mediated immunity. Treatment with immunoglobulin and/or plasma was effective in most of them. There were no severe adverse events with the therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Malaviya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017099:IgG Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous