Successful discontinuation of immunoglobulin G replacement at age 10 in a patient with immunoglobulin G2 deficiency

Context: Immunoglobulin G2 deficiency that persists beyond the age of 6 years is likely to be permanent. Case report: We report on a young Japanese female, diagnosed as having immunoglobulin G2 deficiency and low anti-pneumococcal immunoglobulin G2 antibody levels when 3 years old, with a subsequent...

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Main Authors: Masayoshi Shinjoh, Yukio Sakiyama, Shinichiro Sekiguchi, Takao Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-10-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X17736421