[29-year-old female patient with pneumonia and enlarged abdominal lymph nodes].
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common clinically manifested primary immunodeficiency disease. A 29-year-old female patient presented with pneumonia and enlarged thoracal and abdominal lymph nodes. Frequently recurring infections, especially in the respiratory tract were observed in the patient's history. A hypogammaglobulinaemia could be detected. By exclusion of other disorders and a complete analysis of the immune status a CVID Ib/B was diagnosed. Regular ambulatory treatment with immune globulin substitution reduced the incidence and severity of infections.
Kuchenbauer
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III. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Grosshadern der LMU München, Germany. florian.kuchenbauer@med.uni-muenchen.de
Ngo
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T
Muth
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A
Stötzer
O
O
Hiller
E
E
D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*