In this retrospective study we assessed the frequency of hypogammaglobulinemia in 708 patients with SIRS, severe sepsis and septic shock. We evaluated the relationship between hypogammaglobulinemia IgG, IgM and 28 day mortality. Total of 708 patients and
Miroslav Průcha +5 more
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Is Rituximab-Associated Hypogammaglobulinemia Always Linked to B-Cell Depletion?
We describe a case of a 3-year-old male toddler with a history of severe and refractory warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (w-AIHA) since early infancy and hypogammaglobulinemia persisting 20 months after rituximab administration (second-line ...
Anthie Damianaki +6 more
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Hypogammaglobulinemia is a known side effect of rituximab (RTX) in adults, but its prevalence and persistence in children remain underexplored. This retrospective cohort study at a tertiary care center examines the prevalence and clinical outcomes of ...
Susanna P.C. Höppener +9 more
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Rituximab Associated Hypogammaglobulinemia in Autoimmune Disease
ObjectiveTo evaluate the characteristics of patients with autoimmune disease with hypogammaglobulinemia following rituximab (RTX) and describe their long-term outcomes, including those who commenced immunoglobulin replacement therapy.MethodsPatients ...
Joanna Tieu +13 more
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Common variable immunodeficiency and idiopathic primary hypogammaglobulinemia: two different conditions within the same disease spectrum [PDF]
Patients with hypogammaglobulinemia who do not fulfill all the classical diagnostic criteria for common variable immunodeficiency (reduction of two immunoglobulin isotypes and a reduced response to vaccination) constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic ...
Gertjan J. Driessen +13 more
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Carbamazepine-induced hypogammaglobulinemia [PDF]
Carbamazepine is used to control seizures. Its common side effects are sleep disorders, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, polydipsia, irritability, ataxia, and diplopia. Involvement of the immune system is rare, and few cases of decreased immunoglobulin levels have been reported.
Ozaras, Nihal +5 more
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Clinical efficacy of prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin for elderly DLBCL patients with hypogammaglobulinemia in the COVID-19 pandemic era [PDF]
BackgroundElderly patients diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) undergoing reduced intensity R-CHOP therapy are at a heightened risk of acquiring infections, notably coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.
Dong Won Baek +7 more
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Hypogammaglobulinemia Prevelance in Children with Atopic Dermatitis and the Relationship Between Immunoglobulin Levels and Eczema Severity [PDF]
Aim:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic skin disease of childhood. Although eczema may be a prominent finding in some primary immune deficiencies, there are very few studies conducted on the frequency of hypogammaglobulinemia in patients ...
Yazıcıoğlu, Mehtap +8 more
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Hypogammaglobulinemia: A contributing factor to multiple sclerosis fatigue? [PDF]
OBJECTIVE Fatigue is one of the most disabling and difficult to treat symptoms of autoimmune diseases and frequently presents in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).
Evangelopoulos, M E +13 more
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[Hypogammaglobulinemia and Multiple Sclerosis - An Overlooked Correlation?]
Hypogammaglobulinemia and Multiple Sclerosis - An Overlooked Correlation? Abstract. Hypogammaglobulinemias occur in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) without immunotherapy in 8.1% of patients and with immunotherapy (not drug-specific) in up to 26.4% of
Diem, Lara +3 more
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