Publication: A 56-Year-Old-Man With Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Worsening Dyspnea
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2018-07-01
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19313543
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00123692
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Mahidol University
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Chest. Vol.154, No.1 (2018), e27-e30
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Chok Limsuwat, Philip J. Daroca, Joseph A. Lasky A 56-Year-Old-Man With Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Worsening Dyspnea. Chest. Vol.154, No.1 (2018), e27-e30. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2017.11.034 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/46559
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A 56-Year-Old-Man With Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Worsening Dyspnea
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© 2017 American College of Chest Physicians Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with a history of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), in addition to recurrent bronchitis and pneumonia, presented with progressively worsening shortness of breath over a period of a few months. He was able to conduct his activities of daily living at baseline; however, his condition declined over a period of months to the point of shortness of breath with climbing a flight of stairs. The patient also developed a frequent dry cough and wheezing. He denied fever, chest pain, weight loss, and hemoptysis. He had been diagnosed with CVID in 1968, at 7 years of age, after recurrent episodes of bronchitis and pneumonia, and was treated with IV immunoglobulin monthly for decades. The patient was a lifelong nonsmoker and had no significant environmental or occupational exposures. He was referred to our hospital for further management.