Fatal immunodeficiency in a patient with thymoma and Good's syndrome.
Thymoma is a rare tumor characterized by an association with autoimmune diseases. Immunological abnormalities are increasingly being recognized in thymoma patients and are the cause of a peculiar susceptibility to infections. The authors present the clinical history of a thymoma patient affected by fatal immunodeficiency.
Montella
Liliana
L
Medical Oncology Unit, "S Giovanni di Dio" Hospital, Frattaminore, Naples, Italy. limontel@libero.it
Merkabaoui
Ghassam
G
Vitiello
Laura
L
Bulgarelli
Goffredo
G
Sinagra
Gianfranco
G
Masci
Anna Maria
AM
Racioppi
Luigi
L
Palmieri
Giovannella
G
D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology