Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case
We report a severe case of diarrhea in a 62-year-old female HIV-negative patient from whom Giardia lamblia and Isospora belli were isolated. Because unusual and opportunistic infections should be considered as criteria for further analysis of immunological status, laboratory investigations led to a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:551654c209de4d9899616590185a603c 2023-05-15T14:58:22+02:00 Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case Gisele Barbosa e Silva Karla Pereira Fernandes Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000600023 https://doaj.org/article/551654c209de4d9899616590185a603c EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000600023&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86822012000600023 https://doaj.org/article/551654c209de4d9899616590185a603c Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 45, Iss 6, Pp 768-769 (2012) Isosporiase Imunodeficiência primária Imunodeficiência comum variável Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000600023 2022-12-31T02:54:45Z We report a severe case of diarrhea in a 62-year-old female HIV-negative patient from whom Giardia lamblia and Isospora belli were isolated. Because unusual and opportunistic infections should be considered as criteria for further analysis of immunological status, laboratory investigations led to a diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). This is the first reported case of isosporiasis in a patient with CVID and illustrates the importance of being aware of a possible link, particularly in relation to primary immunodeficiency. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 45 6 768 769 |
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We report a severe case of diarrhea in a 62-year-old female HIV-negative patient from whom Giardia lamblia and Isospora belli were isolated. Because unusual and opportunistic infections should be considered as criteria for further analysis of immunological status, laboratory investigations led to a diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). This is the first reported case of isosporiasis in a patient with CVID and illustrates the importance of being aware of a possible link, particularly in relation to primary immunodeficiency. |
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Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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