title: [About a case of common variable immunodeficiency--revision of hypogammaglobulinemias].
abstract: Common variable immunodeficiency is a primary immune deficiency characterized by heterogeneous immunologic disorders of unknown etiology. Its clinical manifestations include recurrent infections, autoimmune diseases, lymphoid hyperplasia, granulomatous diseases and malignancy. It can appear in patients with immunoglobulin A deficiency. The authors report the clinical case of a patient with common variable immunodeficiency and history of respiratory infections from the age of 9 months old, associated with the appearing of bronchiectasis.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Quinta dos Vales, 2040 Coimbra.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans