Humoral Immunity in Bronchiectasis: Finding Good’s Syndrome
We present a case of a 37-year-old man with a past history of a surgically removed thymoma, who presented with recurrent pulmonary infections and bronchiectasis. On further testing, he was found to have low total immunoglobulin levels, a constellation of findings known as Good’s syndrome. He respond...
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| description | We present a case of a 37-year-old man with a past history of a surgically removed thymoma, who presented with recurrent pulmonary infections and bronchiectasis. On further testing, he was found to have low total immunoglobulin levels, a constellation of findings known as Good’s syndrome. He responded well to immunoglobulin replacement, in addition to the usual treatments for bronchiectasis. We present this case to emphasize the association of bronchiectasis, low immunoglobulins, and thymomas and the role of immunoglobulin replacement as a treatment option. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1da4615838ed4e3589cbee157921f44d2025-08-20T02:01:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542015-01-01201510.1155/2015/531731531731Humoral Immunity in Bronchiectasis: Finding Good’s SyndromeC. Pu0S. Sukhal1S. Fakhran2Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, USADivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, USADivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, USAWe present a case of a 37-year-old man with a past history of a surgically removed thymoma, who presented with recurrent pulmonary infections and bronchiectasis. On further testing, he was found to have low total immunoglobulin levels, a constellation of findings known as Good’s syndrome. He responded well to immunoglobulin replacement, in addition to the usual treatments for bronchiectasis. We present this case to emphasize the association of bronchiectasis, low immunoglobulins, and thymomas and the role of immunoglobulin replacement as a treatment option.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/531731 |
| spellingShingle | C. Pu S. Sukhal S. Fakhran Humoral Immunity in Bronchiectasis: Finding Good’s Syndrome Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Humoral Immunity in Bronchiectasis: Finding Good’s Syndrome |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Humoral Immunity in Bronchiectasis: Finding Good’s Syndrome |
| title_short | Humoral Immunity in Bronchiectasis: Finding Good’s Syndrome |
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