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Primary Immunodeficiency in the Adult Population

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Primary immunodeficiencies can be clinically important disorders in the adult population and generally present with recurrent, recalcitrant, and/or severe sinopulmonary infections. In particular, common variable immunodeficiency and specific antibody deficiency are relevant. In this chapter, we discuss a common case presentation of each of these immunodeficiencies and include in our discussion the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment.

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  1. Division of Allergy/Immunology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Chair, 14th floor, Chicago, IL, 60657, USA

    Toral A. Kamdar M.D. & Leslie C. Grammer M.D.

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    Massoud Mahmoudi

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Kamdar, T.A., Grammer, L.C. (2013). Primary Immunodeficiency in the Adult Population. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Challenging Cases in Rheumatology and Diseases of the Immune System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5088-7_14

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