DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Immune deficiency
Immunodeficiency
Immunodeficiency (or immune deficiency) is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases of immunodeficiency are acquired ("secondary") but some people are born with defects in their immune system, or primary immunodeficiency. Transplant patients take medications to suppress their immune system as an anti-rejection measure, as do some patients suffering from an over-active immune system. A person who has an immunodeficiency of any kind is said to be immunocompromised. An immunocompromised person may be particularly vulnerable to opportunistic infections, in addition to normal infections that could affect everyone.
Immune deficiency - List of case studies
- PANCYTOPENIA OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY
-
and sometimes liver biopsy (if indicated). - Immune pancytopenia , whether primary hematological disease , or secondary ... anemia – B12 and / or folic acid deficiency. - Drug induced or viral induced (B19, EBV, CMV) BM ...
- Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto thyroiditis)
-
hypothyroidism . This is a common condition caused by the immune system mistaking the thyroid gland for a foreign body and therefore ... with time to a more severe form of thyroid hormone deficiency (overt hypothyroidism), which will require treatment. This process ...
- Pancytopenia of uncertain pathogenesis
-
biopsy (if indicated). Immune pancytopenia , whether primary hematological disease, or ... anemia – B12 and / or folic acid deficiency Drug induced or viral induced ... treatment (RBC transfusions); Erythropoietin injections; Immune suppression (Globulins / ATG, cyclosporine); Thalidomide; Lenalidomide; ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
-
Antiphospholipid syndrome Antitrombin III deficiency Anxiety Aortic calcifications Aortic root and ... Autism Autistic spectrum disorders Auto immune conditions Auto-immune disease Auto-immune disorders (childhood rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) ...
- Vitamin D Abnormality / Parathyroid Hormone Abnormality
-
51-year-old female with vitamin D deficiency among other medical problems: high blood pressure, episodes of ... I wonder whether auto immune conditions were ruled out. The main thing which should be done ... Hyperaldosteronism , Sleep apnea , auto immune conditions , hypertensive crisis , flushes headaches, ...
- Acute Infectious Mononucleosis with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
-
but not dangerous (to patients with a healthy immune system). The bad news is that the clinical course may take up to ... symptoms resolve o Avoid close contact with people with immune deficiency until symptoms resolve. - Until when is the virus to be ...
- Symptomatic Pancytopenia
-
Bone marrow aspiration revealed some myelodysplasia, and immune therapy has been prescribed. The expert suggests possible differential ... Megaloblastic anemia – B12 and / or folic acid deficiency Drug induced or viral induced (B19, EBV, ...
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
-
was initially treated with steroids and intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) without improvement in his hematologic findings, which ... after treatment speaks against a congenital complement deficiency . 9. How can the kidney biopsy be interpreted and in particular ...