Good's syndrome, a rare form of acquired immunodeficiency associated with thymomas.
Good’s syndrome
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Immunodeficiency
Infections
Thymomas
Journal
Clinics and practice
ISSN: 2039-7275
Titre abrégé: Clin Pract
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101563282
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 May 2019
06 May 2019
Historique:
received:
06
11
2018
accepted:
12
04
2019
entrez:
27
6
2019
pubmed:
27
6
2019
medline:
27
6
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Good's syndrome (GS) or thymomaassociated immunodeficiency is a rare clinical entity that should be ruled out in patients with thymoma who develop severe, recurrent bacterial infections and opportunistic viral and fungal infections. There are no treatment protocols established, hence, early recognition is imperative to avoid complications. We report the case of a 42-year-old female, known for a previous thymectomy for giant thymoma who has suffered for a long time from recurrent pulmonary and urinary tract infections and cold sores. In March 2016 she referred to our unit complaining of fever, cough, chest pain, and cold sores due to
Identifiants
pubmed: 31240091
doi: 10.4081/cp.2019.1112
pmc: PMC6562170
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1112Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest.
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