Common variable immune deficiency in adults: focus on pulmonary complications

Abstract

Common variable immune deficiency is the most common form of a group of primary immunodeficiencies in adult patients. Pulmonary complications occupy leading positions. It is the development of recurrent bronchopulmonary inflammatory diseases that is considered to be one of the main causes of death and disability in patients with this disease. By presenting two clinical cases with long diagnostic delays, the authors try to attract the attention of specialists of related professions, which will minimize the development of irreversible complications in the patients.

Keywords

• common variable immune deficiency
• primary immunodeficiencies
• pulmonary complications
• intravenous immunoglobulins