Common variable immunodeficiency and isosporiasis: first report case

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2012 Dec;45(6):768-9. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822012000600023.

Abstract

We report a severe case of diarrhea in a 62-year-old female HIV-negative patient from whom Giardia lamblia and Isospora belli were isolated. Because unusual and opportunistic infections should be considered as criteria for further analysis of immunological status, laboratory investigations led to a diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). This is the first reported case of isosporiasis in a patient with CVID and illustrates the importance of being aware of a possible link, particularly in relation to primary immunodeficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency / complications*
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency / diagnosis
  • Diarrhea / parasitology
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • Giardiasis / complications*
  • Giardiasis / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Isosporiasis / complications*
  • Isosporiasis / diagnosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • Severity of Illness Index