Abstract

MENDOZA ALTUNA, Teresa. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Syndrome, a clinical case and literature revision. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2013, vol.59, n.233, pp.444-447. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2013000400008.

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the primary immunodeficiency frequently found in the clinical practice. Clinically, it is defined as the presence of recurrent infections and a reduction in IgG serum (at least 2 standard deviations before the reference values for the subject's age) and at least another one of the Ig (IgA or IgM) and a reduction or absence of the production of antibody. The clinical manifestations of these patients are multiple pulmonary infections, systemic bacterial infections and gastrointestinal complications, the pulmonary infections being the clinical manifestations found most. Very little is known about the a etiopathogenic mechanism leading to this immunological abnormality. Here we present a case of CVID in a health worker pretending to review the clinical symptoms, as well as to think about the effects of prevention of occupational hazards.

Keywords : Common variable immunodeficiency; CVID; Immunoglobulins; pulmonarary infections.

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