Primary immune deficiency in the intensive care unit: It is never too late to diagnose and treat

Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVIDs), a heterogeneous group of primary immune deficiencies, can present at all age. Our patient with a hitherto undiagnosed CVID, symptomatic since middle ages, presented with severe pneumonia. Specific management of his CVID in addition to standard ther...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dagaonkar, Rucha S., Sen, Tiyas, Udwadia, Zarir F., Desai, Mukesh B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013312
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.84903
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Sumario:Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVIDs), a heterogeneous group of primary immune deficiencies, can present at all age. Our patient with a hitherto undiagnosed CVID, symptomatic since middle ages, presented with severe pneumonia. Specific management of his CVID in addition to standard therapy was life-saving.

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