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Individuals with CVID suffer from recurrent sinopulmonary and gastrointestinal infections and have an increased incidence of autoimmune disorders and of lymphoid and non-lymphoid malignancies.
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Therapeutic options
- (Intravenous) immunoglobulins and antibiotic therapy together with physiotherapy and postural drainage in case of lung damage. Oral poliovaccine should not be given because there is risk of paralytic disease.
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID), eMedicine
- Hypogammaglobulinemia, eMedicine