title: Undetected common variable immune deficiency in a young adult of Pakistani descent.
abstract: Common variable immune deficiency (CVID) is a syndrome which is due to deficiency of humoral immune response resulting in increased susceptibility to infections We report a case of CVID in a 24-year-old male whopresented with a history of recurrent pneumonias.
authors: Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors: M Owais
authors: MO
authors: Khan
authors: Adil Iqbal
authors: AI
authors: Memon
authors: Ali Bin Sarwar
authors: AB
authors: Zubairi
authors: Asif Ali
authors: AA
authors: Imam
mesh_terms: D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D055815:Young Adult