Common variable immunodeficiency in a patient with suspected sarcoidosis

Katarzyna Modrzewska; Elżbieta Wiatr; Renata Langfort; Karina Oniszh; Kazimierz Roszkowski-Śliż

Vol 77, No 1 (2009)

CASE REPORTS

Published online: 2008-12-19

Submitted: 2013-02-22

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Common variable immunodeficiency in a patient with suspected sarcoidosis

Katarzyna Modrzewska, Elżbieta Wiatr, Renata Langfort, Karina Oniszh, Kazimierz Roszkowski-Śliż

Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2009;77(1):91-97.

Vol 77, No 1 (2009)

CASE REPORTS

Published online: 2008-12-19

Submitted: 2013-02-22

Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency is a primary immunodeficiency disease, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia, low serum immunoglobulin concentrations, and recurrent bacterial infections of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. We report on a 33-year-old patient with suspected sarcoidosis, diagnosed on the basis of an open lung biopsy, who was admitted to the National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute because of severe pneumonia and streptococcal sepsis. During diagnostics based on typical, clinical and laboratory features, CVID was diagnosed. The antibiotic treatment was successfully administered and the patient was directed to supplementary treatment.