An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults
Selective IgM deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency defined as isolated low levels of IgM. It presents with recurrent infections and has been described as first presenting in adulthood with recurrent respiratory tract infections. Unlike its better known counterpart of IgA deficiency, this pa...
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| author | Varun Dhir Vinay Sagar Ashutosh Aggarwal Amit Rawat Manphool Singhal |
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| description | Selective IgM deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency defined as isolated low levels of IgM. It presents with recurrent infections and has been described as first presenting in adulthood with recurrent respiratory tract infections. Unlike its better known counterpart of IgA deficiency, this particular immunodeficiency is often overlooked. We present a case of selective IgM deficiency who presented with recurrent respiratory infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4ff23d9cd7b4a31815b34bd3766a3db2022-12-22T01:51:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2014-01-0131329629810.4103/0970-2113.135787An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adultsVarun DhirVinay SagarAshutosh AggarwalAmit RawatManphool SinghalSelective IgM deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency defined as isolated low levels of IgM. It presents with recurrent infections and has been described as first presenting in adulthood with recurrent respiratory tract infections. Unlike its better known counterpart of IgA deficiency, this particular immunodeficiency is often overlooked. We present a case of selective IgM deficiency who presented with recurrent respiratory infections.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=296;epage=298;aulast=DhirDysgammaglobulinemiarecurrent pneumoniaselective IgM deficiency |
| spellingShingle | Varun Dhir Vinay Sagar Ashutosh Aggarwal Amit Rawat Manphool Singhal An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults Lung India Dysgammaglobulinemia recurrent pneumonia selective IgM deficiency |
| title | An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults |
| title_full | An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults |
| title_fullStr | An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults |
| title_short | An unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults |
| title_sort | unusual cause of recurrent pneumonia in adults |
| topic | Dysgammaglobulinemia recurrent pneumonia selective IgM deficiency |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=296;epage=298;aulast=Dhir |
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