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In this chapter, we will describe two cases involving human immune deficiency. One case involves a unique complication while the other case involves an atypical presentation. The first case describes a pregnant woman with recurrent sinusitis and neutropenias who developed pleural and pericardial empyemas. The second case is of a woman who presented with recurrent liver abscesses. Some of the related differential diagnoses are also discussed.
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Louit, A., Avila, P. (2009). Immunodeficiency. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-443-2_20
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