PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT

SUMMARY We describe the case of an eight-year-old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who developed mild varicella despite regular intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. He maintained protective antibody levels against varicella and the previous batches of IVIG that he received had adequate var...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Fernanda Aimée NOBRE, Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ, Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO, Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2015
Subjects:
Chickenpox
Immunoglobulin
Intravenous
Agammaglobulinemia
Immunodeficiency disorders
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000500017
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b88a6421210d4968ac37def56ef1c37a 2024-09-09T19:23:14+00:00 PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT Fernanda Aimée NOBRE Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000500017 https://doaj.org/article/b88a6421210d4968ac37def56ef1c37a EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000500455&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46652015000500017 https://doaj.org/article/b88a6421210d4968ac37def56ef1c37a Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 57, Iss 5, Pp 455-457 (2015) Chickenpox Immunoglobulin Intravenous Agammaglobulinemia Immunodeficiency disorders Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000500017 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z SUMMARY We describe the case of an eight-year-old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who developed mild varicella despite regular intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. He maintained protective antibody levels against varicella and the previous batches of IVIG that he received had adequate varicella-specific IgG levels. The case illustrates that IVIG may not prevent VZV infection. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 57 5 455 457
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topic Chickenpox
Immunoglobulin
Intravenous
Agammaglobulinemia
Immunodeficiency disorders
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Chickenpox
Immunoglobulin
Intravenous
Agammaglobulinemia
Immunodeficiency disorders
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Fernanda Aimée NOBRE
Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ
Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO
Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO
PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT
topic_facet Chickenpox
Immunoglobulin
Intravenous
Agammaglobulinemia
Immunodeficiency disorders
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description SUMMARY We describe the case of an eight-year-old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who developed mild varicella despite regular intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. He maintained protective antibody levels against varicella and the previous batches of IVIG that he received had adequate varicella-specific IgG levels. The case illustrates that IVIG may not prevent VZV infection.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Fernanda Aimée NOBRE
Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ
Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO
Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO
author_facet Fernanda Aimée NOBRE
Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ
Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO
Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO
author_sort Fernanda Aimée NOBRE
title PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT
title_short PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT
title_full PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT
title_fullStr PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT
title_full_unstemmed PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT
title_sort protective levels of varicella-zoster antibody did not effectively prevent chickenpox in an x-linked agammaglobulinemia patient
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