Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in common variable immunodeficiency
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2012-04
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Elsevier
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Common variable immunodeficiency comprises a heterogeneous group of primary antibody deficiencies with complex clinical and immunologic phenotypes. Immune dysregulation leads to the generation of multiple autoantibodies against various antigenic targets in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is a heterogeneous disorder that indicates an autoimmune response against peripheral nerve myelin. We describe a 7-year-old girl with common variable immunodeficiency who developed chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy. A 5-day course of intravenous immunoglobulin (500 mg/kg/day) improved her neurologic disorder. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy should be added to the broadening spectrum of neurologic complications in common variable immunodeficiency. Early detection and consequent treatment may reverse the neurologic sequelae.
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Neurosciences & neurology, Pediatrics, Disease
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Özdemir, Ö. vd. (2012). "Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in common variable immunodeficiency". Pediatric Neurology, 46(4), 260-262.