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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Because the gastrointestinal tract is the largest lymphoid organ in the body, it is not surprising that patients with immunodeficiency would present with pathological conditions in the intestine. Several studies have documented a high prevalence of inflammatory, malignant, and infectious gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in patients with common variable immunodeficiency or immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency. Interestingly, it has become increasingly apparent that antibody deficiency alone does not result in GI disease. Rather, defects in cellular immunity appear to predispose to a sprue-like disorder, pernicious anemia, giardiasis, nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, and even inflammatory bowel disease. In patients with unusual inflammatory GI disorders, measurement of serum immunoglobulins should be obtained.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1049-5118
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Gastrointestinal manifestations of primary immunodeficiency disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Mount Sinai Medical Center, the Division of Clinical Immunology, New York, NY 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review