Geç Yaşta Tanı Alan Yaygın Değişken İmmün Yetmezlik Olgusu
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common form of primary immunodeficiency (PID). CVID is characterized by decreased serum immunoglobulin levels, decreased or absent antibody production, and normal or low B-lymphocyte counts. It has a wide variety of clinical presentations, including recurring infections, inflammatory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, lymphoid hyperplasia, granulomatous diseases, cytopenias, progressive lung diseases, and non-communicable diseases such as cancer. The main treatments are antibiotic prophylaxis and immunoglobulin replacement therapy. In this case report, a 62-year-old patient with a medical history of pneumonia that had recurred at least six times in the last five years, one of which required hospitalization, a history of pulmonary thromboembolism, and a 10-day intensive care unite stay, lymphoproliferation, and a diagnosis of CVID as a result of further examinations is presented.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Authors: Doğan, Coşkun, Kasap, Nurhan, Örçen, Cihan
Institution: Istanbul Medeniyet University
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7056942101
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