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Resolution of Warts in Association with Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin in Immune Deficiency
Author(s) -
Lin Joann H.,
Wang Kevin Y.,
Kraft Sheryl,
Roberts Robert L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00874.x
Subject(s) - common variable immunodeficiency , hypogammaglobulinemia , medicine , immunology , primary immunodeficiency , immunodeficiency , antibody , immunopathology , immune system , respiratory tract infections , dermatology , respiratory system
Common variable immunodeficiency is the most common severe primary immunodeficiency. Most common variable immunodeficiency patients have progressive hypogammaglobulinemia involving all immunoglobulin classes, poor or absent antibody responses, and recurrent bacterial infections, usually of the sino‐respiratory tract. Some may present with complicated cutaneous infections like furunculosis ( J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 109: 581) or recurrent cutaneous warts. Here, we report the case of an 18‐year‐old male diagnosed with common variable immunodeficiency who had extensive cutaneous warts that resolved within 2 months of starting weekly infusions of subcutaneous immunoglobulin.