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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doaj-551654c209de4d9899616590185a603c2020-11-24T22:24:01ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492012-12-0145676876910.1590/S0037-86822012000600023S0037-86822012000600023Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report caseGisele Barbosa e Silva0Karla Pereira Fernandes1Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo2Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaWe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000600023&lng=en&tlng=enIsosporiaseImunodeficiência primáriaImunodeficiência comum variável |
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Gisele Barbosa e Silva Karla Pereira Fernandes Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo |
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Gisele Barbosa e Silva Karla Pereira Fernandes Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Isosporiase Imunodeficiência primária Imunodeficiência comum variável |
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Gisele Barbosa e Silva Karla Pereira Fernandes Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo |
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Gisele Barbosa e Silva |
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Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) |
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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1678-9849 |
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2012-12-01 |
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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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Isosporiase Imunodeficiência primária Imunodeficiência comum variável |
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