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Symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Common Variable Immunodeficiency includes the 35 symptoms listed below:

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Common variable immunodeficiency: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

In common variable immunodeficiency, pyogenic bacterial infections are characteristic but tend to be chronic rather than acute (as in X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia). Recurrent sinopulmonary infections, chronic bacterial conjunctivitis, and malabsorption (commonly associated with infestation by Giardia lamblia) are usually the first clues to immunodeficiency.

Common variable immunodeficiency may be associated with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hemolytic anemia, and pernicious anemia, and with cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

X-linked infantile hypogammaglobulinemia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Typically, the infant with X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia is asymptomatic until age 6 months, when transplacental maternal immunoglobulins that provided immunity have been depleted. He then develops recurrent bacterial otitis media, pneumonia, dermatitis, bronchitis, and meningitis — usually caused by pneumococci, streptococci, Haemophilus influenzae, or other gram-negative organisms. Purulent conjunctivitis, abnormal dental caries, and polyarthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis may also occur. Severe malabsorption associated with infestation by Giardia lamblia may retard development. Despite recurrent infections, lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly are usually absent.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Common variable immunodeficiency: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

With common variable immunodeficiency, pyogenic bacterial infections are characteristic but tend to be chronic rather than acute (as in X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia). Recurrent sinopulmonary infections, chronic bacterial conjunctivitis, and malabsorption (commonly associated with infestation by Giardia lamblia) are usually the first clues to immunodeficiency.

Common variable immunodeficiency may be associated with autoimmune diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, hemolytic anemia, and pernicious anemia) as well as with cancers (such as leukemia and lymphoma).

Clinical tip  Patients with common variable immunodeficiency can develop a nonseptic inflammatory arthritis similar to rheumatoid arthritis. However, because septic arthritis has also been reported, a search for an infecting organism should be undertaken in patients with new joint pain and inflammation, particularly if only one or two joints are affected.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The characteristic symptom of CFIDS is prolonged, often overwhelming fatigue that’s commonly associated with a varying complex of other symptoms. To aid identification of the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses a “working case definition” to group symptoms and severity. (See CDC criteria for diagnosing CFIDS.)

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Acquired Hypothyroidism: Acquired Hypothyroidism - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

  • Early primary hypothyroidism can be asymptomatic.
  • Hypothyroid-related symptoms indicate progression from compensated to uncompensated hypothyroidism.
  • Hypothyroidism may be preceded in some cases by temporary hyperthyroidism (Hashitoxicosis).
  • Goiter may be the presenting sign of acquired hypothyroidism; tenderness suggests an infectious process.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency:

Most patients with CVI get frequent bacterial infections of the ears, sinuses, bronchi, and lungs. Patients may develop painful swollen joints in the knee, ankle, elbow, or wrist. CVI patients frequently complain of symptoms involving the digestive tract. They also commonly have an enlarged spleen and swollen glands or lymph nodes. Along with other autoimmune problems, some patients develop autoantibodies that attack their own blood cells. CVI patients have an increased risk of developing some cancers. (Source: excerpt from Primary Immune Deficiency, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Common Variable Immunodeficiency as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Common Variable Immunodeficiency, it is also important to consider Common Variable Immunodeficiency as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Common Variable Immunodeficiency may cause:

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Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Onset and Incubation

Onset of Common Variable Immunodeficiency: highly variable, from infancy to later adulthood

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