Esophageal foreign body mimicking esophageal atresia.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 392 VOLUME 42__APRIL 17, 2005 immunosuppressed individuals(2). A single oral dose of Ivermectin (200 μg/kg) has been reported to be more effective than multiple doses of thiabendazole(3). CVID is a syndrome characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia with phenotypically normal B cells(4). These patients are prone to infection with pyogenic organisms and also intestinal parasites, for example, Giardia lamblia and strongyloidiasis. An interesting observation is that CVID can resolve transiently or permanently in-patients who acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The management includes a judicious use of antibiotics and regularIVIG therapy.