IgG2/IgG4 subclass deficiency in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and bronchiectases
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 149 (3) , 168-169
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01958272
Abstract
A 22-year-old man with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) and hypothyroidism developed severe bronchiectases following recurrent bronchopneumonia. Immunological investigations revealed IgG2/IgG4 subclass deficiency and absence of antibodies against pneumococcal and Haemophilus polysaccharides. Under regular immunoglobulin substitution every 3 weeks pulmonary symptoms improved markedly.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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