Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Introduction

Common Variable Immunodeficiency: CVI is also called hypogammaglobulinemia, adult-onset agammaglobulinemia, late-onset hypogammaglobulinemia, and acquired agammaglobulinemia. CVI ... more about Common Variable Immunodeficiency.

Common Variable Immunodeficiency: An immunodeficiency disorder involving low blood gamma globulin levels which results in an increased susceptibility to infections. The condition may be inherited or can be caused by certain drugs (levamisole, hydantoin and carbamazepine). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Common Variable Immunodeficiency is available below.

Symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

• Recurring ear infections
• Recurring sinus infections
• Recurring lung infections
• Pneumonia
• Recurring bronchial infections
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 38 symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Home Diagnostic Testing

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  • Home Hormone Tests
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  • Home Menopause Testing
  • Home Andropause Tests
• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Common Variable Immunodeficiency:

• Opportunistic infections
• Recurring ear infections (see Ear infection)
• Recurring sinus infections (see Sinusitis)
• Recurring lung infections (see Lung symptoms)
• Recurring bronchial infections (see Bronchitis)
• Gastrointestinal infections (see Digestive symptoms)
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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Less Common Symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

• Failure to thrive
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Diagnostic Tests for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

• Immune function blood tests
• IgG blood test
• IgA blood test
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Common Variable Immunodeficiency?

• Misdiagnosis of Common Variable Immunodeficiency
• Failure to diagnose Common Variable Immunodeficiency
• Hidden causes of Common Variable Immunodeficiency (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Medical Mistakes

• STDs -- Health Mistakes
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Sexual Disorders & STDs -- serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Gonorrhea -- Undiagnosed
  • HIV -- Undiagnosed
  • Genital Herpes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hepatitis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
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Misdiagnosis and Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Immune-Related Disease Specialists (Immunology):
  • Allergy & Immunology (Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Immunopathology
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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• 50 Best Hospitals Report
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• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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Treatments for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

• Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
• Antibiotics - for infections.
• Physical therapy
• Daily postural drainage
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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• Older Adults Get Drunk Faster Than Younger Drinkers
• SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
• Health Tip: When Older Adults Drink
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Medical research articles related to Common Variable Immunodeficiency include:

• Common variable immunodeficiency: a new look at an old disease.
• PillCam capsule Endoscopy ( formerley known as M2A) for the surveillance of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
• Malabsorption (Follow-up)
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency (Diagnosis)
• Hypogammaglobulinemia (Treatment)
• Immunoglobulin D Deficiency (Overview)
• Malabsorption (Overview)
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Clinical Trials for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Common Variable Immunodeficiency include:

• Randomized Study of Polyethylene-Glycol-Conjugated Interleukin 2 in Patients With Common Variable Immunodeficiency - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - PEG-interleukin-2
• Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - anti-thymocyte globulin,busulfan,cyclophosphamide,cyclosporine,etoposide,methotrexate,methylprednisolone,prednisone
• Immune System and Gut Abnormalities in Patients With Common Variable Immunodeficiency With and Without Gastrointestinal Symptoms - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Immunoglobulin IVIG-F10 in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Immunoglobulins Intravenous (Human)
• Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Immunoglobulin IgPro10 in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Immunoglobulins Intravenous (Human)
• more trials...»

See full list of 11 Clinical Trials for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Broader Related Topics

• Primary Immune Deficiency
• Immune disorders
• Immune deficiency conditions
• more types...»

Types of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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Article Excerpts about Common Variable Immunodeficiency

CVI is also called hypogammaglobulinemia, adult-onset agammaglobulinemia, late-onset hypogammaglobulinemia, and acquired agammaglobulinemia. CVI is relatively common. Infants sometimes have symptoms of CVI, though in most cases symptoms do not show up until the second or third decade of life. (Source: excerpt from Primary Immune Deficiency, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Definitions of Common Variable Immunodeficiency:

Heterogeneous group of immunodeficiency syndromes characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia of most isotypes, variable B-cell defects, and the presence of recurrent bacterial infections. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Common Variable Immunodeficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Common Variable Immunodeficiency, or a subtype of Common Variable Immunodeficiency, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Common Variable Immunodeficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet