Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia associated with common variable immunodeficiency resolved with intravenous immunoglobulins
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Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia associated with common variable immunodeficiency resolved with intravenous immunoglobulins.
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is a rare form of interstitial lung disease. A few case reports have described an association with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Corticosteroids are usually used to treat symptomatic patients but their efficacy has never been studied in a controlled trial. We describe a patient with LIP and CVID who was treated monthly with intravenous immunog...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.029819