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J Litzman1, P Broz, V Král

  • 1Ustav klinické immunologie lékarské fakulty Masarykovy university, FN U sv. Anny, Brno.

Vnitrni Lekarstvi
|February 1, 1997
PubMed

A case report of a patient suffering from common variable immunodeficiency with anti-IgA antibodies is described. These antibodies were probably the cause of repeated anaphylactic reactions during substitution gammaglobulin treatment, and lead to discontinuation the therapy lasting 4 years. The reintroduction the therapy was enabled by the therapy with low-IgA contents intravenous immunoglobulin (Endobulin, Immuno Vienna).

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