agammaglobulinemia/obesity

BACKGROUND Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a disorder characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia without a known predisposing cause. METHODS We report a 36-year-old man who had suffered membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) in his childhood, later diagnosed with CVID at 35 years of

Immunodeficiency results from a failure or absence of elements of the immune system, including lymphocytes, phagocytes, and complement system. These immunodeficiencies can be either primary, such as Bruton disease or secondary, as the one caused by HIV infection. Primary