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Difficulty in Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritis in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency

CHSU Research Day 2024
2024

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Abstract:
Introduction: CVID is the most common primary immunodeficiency in adults. It is defined as
poor response to vaccines and low immunoglobulins, excluding other causes. Paradoxically,
one of the most common complications of CVID is autoimmunity involving many systems.
However, these usually resolve or improve with immunoglobulin injection. Here, we present a
rare case of a patient with inflammatory arthritis that progressively worsened despite treatments

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Affiliations

  1. California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Dizon Medicine
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