Common variable immunodeficiency diagnosed during the treatment of bronchial asthma: Unusual cause of wheezing

Common variable immunodeficiency diagnosed during the treatment of bronchial asthma: Unusual cause of wheezing

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequent primary immunodeficiency in adults and children. We herein report a case of CVID, who was misdiagnosed with asthma due to wheezing episodes and relatively late onset. A 51-year-old woman had suffered from recurrent upper and lower airway i...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Akaba, Mitsuko Kondo, Midori Toriyama, Ayako Kubo, Kaori Hara, Takeshi Yamada, Kentaro Yoshinaga, Jun Tamaoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Primary immunodeficiency
Common variable immunodeficiency
Bronchial asthma
Wheezes
Airway infection
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300149

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