This paper reports a case of adult common variable immunodeficiency(CVID).The patient was a 38-year old man who had been in good health prior to the onsetof the disease and had been hospitalized several times over the previ-ous 10 years for pulmonary and other infections.This time,the patient was hospitalized again for a lung infection and was found to have low immunoglobulin levels.After excluding other possible causes of low immunoglobulin,the patient was diagnosed with CVID.The symptoms improved after intravenous immunoglobulin,anti-infective and other treatments.However,there was no significant improvement in immunoglobulin.It is suggested that the patient should be regularly supplemented with intravenous immunoglobulin for a long time after discharge.The relevant literature was also reviewed in this paper.
关键词
普通可变性免疫缺陷/疾病特征/免疫
Key words
Common variable immunodeficiency/Disease characteristics/Immunity
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