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Rachid,Acir; Rezende,Lucila Stange; Moura,Suzelle Freitas de; Loffy,Paulo C.; Magalhães,Francisco Luiz Gomide M.. |
Histoplasma capsulatum, a ground fungus, can infect humans, normally in endemic areas; the resulting disease can be asymptomatic or it can have a benign development, but in rare cases it can develop into a serious clinical condition and can even be fatal. Its most characteristic initial location is in the lungs, resembling tuberculosis, often accompanied by mediastinitis and an exuberant fibrotic response. The spread of this infection can be caused by the concomitance of another illness that alters the immunological balance. Sometimes such an association is not clear. Therefore, disseminated histoplasmosis is defined as a clinical condition where the fungus is present in more than one location. Common variable immunodeficiency is characterized by a... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Disseminated histoplasmosis; Common variable immunodeficiency; Immunoglobulins. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400007 |
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Pimenta,F.M.C.A.; Palma,S.M.U.; Constantino-Silva,R.N.; Grumach,A.S.. |
Humoral immunological defects are frequent and important causes of hypogammaglobulinemia, leading to recurrent infections, autoimmunity, allergies, and neoplasias. Usually, its onset occurs in childhood or during the second and third decades of life; however, the diagnosis is made, on average, 6 to 7 years afterwards. As a consequence, antibody defects can lead to sequelae. Here we describe the clinical-laboratory characteristics, treatment, and prognoses of patients with hypogammaglobulinemia. An observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective study of patients attending the recently established outpatient group of Clinical Immunology between 2013 and 2018 was carried out. Patients with IgG levels below 2 standard deviations from the mean values for the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Primary immunodeficiency; Common variable immunodeficiency; Hypogammaglobulinemia; Chemotherapy; Antibody defects; Immunoglobulin therapy. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019001000608 |
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