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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 15
| Issue : 3 | Page : 179--181 |
Primary immune deficiency in the intensive care unit: It is never too late to diagnose and treat
Rucha S Dagaonkar1, Tiyas Sen1, Zarir F Udwadia1, Mukesh B Desai2
1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai, India
2 Paed Haematology, Oncology, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Rucha S Dagaonkar
Bldg 8, Flat 3, Garden Lane, Sher-e Punjab CHS, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai 400093
India
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.84903 PMID: 22013312
Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVIDs), a heterogeneous group of primary immune deficiencies, can present at all age. Our patient with a hitherto undiagnosed CVID, symptomatic since middle ages, presented with severe pneumonia. Specific management of his CVID in addition to standard therapy was life-saving.
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