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First Identified Case of Fatal Fulminant Necrotizing Eosinophilic Myocarditis Following the Initial Dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2, Comirnaty): an Extremely Rare Idiosyncratic Hypersensitivity Reaction
Transient myopericarditis has been recognised as an uncommon and usually mild adverse event predominantly linked to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. These have mostly occurred in young males after the second dose...
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Comparison of Diagnostic Criteria for Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders (CVID) in the New Zealand CVID Cohort Study
Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID) are the most frequent symptomatic primary immune deficiencies in adults and children. In addition to recurrent and severe infections, patients with CVID are su...
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Perspective: Application of the American College of Medical Genetics Variant Interpretation Criteria to Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVIDs) are rare primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) mostly associated with late onset antibody failure leading to immune system failure. Patients with CVID are ...
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency-Like Disorders
In contrast to their name, common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) disorders are rare primary immune deficiencies (PIDs). Patients with CVID experience immune system failure consequent to late-onset antibody f...
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Perspective: Evolving Concepts in the Diagnosis and Understanding of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders (CVID)
Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID) are the most frequent symptomatic primary immune deficiency in adults. At this time, the causes of these conditions are unknown. Patients with CVID experience ...
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Open AccessThe critical role of histology in distinguishing sarcoidosis from common variable immunodeficiency disorder (CVID) in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia
Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID) are a rare group of primary immune defects, where the underlying cause is unknown. Approximately 10–20% of patients with typical CVID have a granulomatous vari...
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Review: Diagnosing Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorder in the Era of Genome Sequencing
Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID) are an enigmatic group of often heritable conditions, which may manifest for the first time in early childhood or as late as the eighth decade of life. In the ...
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Open AccessComprehensive genetic testing for primary immunodeficiency disorders in a tertiary hospital: 10-year experience in Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand is a developed geographically isolated country in the South Pacific with a population of 4.4 million. Genetic diagnosis is the standard of care for most patients with primary immunodeficiency disor...
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Profound Reversible Hypogammaglobulinemia Caused by Celiac Disease in the Absence of Protein Losing Enteropathy
When patients with hypogammaglobulinemia are encountered, a vigorous search should be undertaken for secondary treatable causes. Here we describe the first case of a patient with severe asymptomatic hypogammag...
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Identification of Germinal Centres in the Lymph Node of a Patient with Hyperimmunoglobulin M Syndrome Associated with Congenital Rubella
The hyper immunoglobulin M syndrome (HIM) associated with congenital rubella infection (rHIM) is an extremely rare disorder, where patients have elevated serum IgM in association with reduced IgG and IgA. We h...
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Clinical Variability of Family Members with the C104R Mutation in Transmembrane Activator and Calcium Modulator and Cyclophilin Ligand Interactor (TACI)
Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorder (CVID) is a complex disorder that predisposes patients to recurrent and severe infections. The C104R mutation in the transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and ...
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Open AccessAnaphylaxis to hyperallergenic functional foods
Food allergy can cause life threatening reactions. Currently, patients with severe food allergy are advised to avoid foods which provoke allergic reactions. This has become increasingly difficult as food prote...
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Open AccessThe clinical utility of molecular diagnostic testing for primary immune deficiency disorders: a case based review
Primary immune deficiency disorders (PIDs) are a group of diseases associated with a genetic predisposition to recurrent infections, malignancy, autoimmunity and allergy. The molecular basis of many of these d...
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Open AccessCellular and Molecular Characterisation of the Hyper Immunoglobulin M Syndrome Associated with Congenital Rubella Infection
The hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome (HIM) is a rare group of immune deficiency disorders characterised by normal or increased serum IgM with normal or reduced IgG, IgA and IgE.
