title: [Common variable immunodeficiency and polyarthritis: a case report].
abstract: We describe a man with common variable immunodeficiency and polyarthritis. He had suffered several infections, including septic arthritis. For this reason we commenced treatment with antibiotics without obtaining a good response. Three weeks' later, and after knowing that the results of all the cultures were negative, we discontinued the antibiotic therapy and started treatment with indomethacin. A dramatic response was rapidly observed. We feel that an arthritis in a patient with a history of previous infections should alert us to the diagnostic possibility of primary antibody deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Reumatología, Hospital Xeral, Lugo.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: González-Gay
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cereijo
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Aguero
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Corredoira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D007213:Indomethacin