Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia associated with common variable immunodeficiency resolved with intravenous immunoglobulins
| Autor: | A Rokach, R Eldor, U Laxer, Y Fellig, N Bogot, Nissim Arish, U Izhar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Case Report Immunoglobulin E Gastroenterology law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Immunopathology Internal medicine Humans Medicine Immunodeficiency Aged Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia biology business.industry Common variable immunodeficiency Respiratory disease Interstitial lung disease Immunoglobulins Intravenous medicine.disease stomatognathic diseases Common Variable Immunodeficiency Immunology biology.protein Female Lung Diseases Interstitial Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Thorax. 61:1096-1097 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6376 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/thx.2004.029819 |
| Popis: | Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is a rare form of interstitial lung disease. A few case reports have described an association with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Corticosteroids are usually used to treat symptomatic patients but their efficacy has never been studied in a controlled trial. We describe a patient with LIP and CVID who was treated monthly with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) without steroids. The patient improved dramatically. We believe that, in selected cases of LIP and immunodeficiency, IVIG given monthly should be considered as the only treatment without adding steroids. |
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