Difference between revisions of "Common variable immunodeficiency"
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*Plasma cells absent.<ref name=pmid20629103>{{cite journal |author=Agarwal S, Smereka P, Harpaz N, Cunningham-Rundles C, Mayer L |title=Characterization of immunologic defects in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with intestinal disease |journal=Inflamm Bowel Dis |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2010 |month=July |pmid=20629103 |doi=10.1002/ibd.21376 |url=}}</ref> | *[[Plasma cells]] absent.<ref name=pmid20629103>{{cite journal |author=Agarwal S, Smereka P, Harpaz N, Cunningham-Rundles C, Mayer L |title=Characterization of immunologic defects in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with intestinal disease |journal=Inflamm Bowel Dis |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2010 |month=July |pmid=20629103 |doi=10.1002/ibd.21376 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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*This is a favourite topic of R. Riddell. | *This is a favourite topic of R. Riddell. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Plasma cell]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:10, 1 April 2012
Common variable immunodeficiency, abbreviated CVID, is a group of genetic disorders characterized by deficient antibody production.
General
Features:[1]
- Recurrent sinus and pulmonary infections.
- Inflammatory bowel disease-like disease.
Microscopic
Features:
- Plasma cells absent.[1]
Notes:
- This is a favourite topic of R. Riddell.