Two Cases of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis as a Manifestation of Good's Syndrome / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 266-274, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-38999
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ABSTRACT
Good's syndrome (GS) is a rare cause of acquired combined B- and T-cell immunodeficiency in adults. GS is also known as a rare form of paraneoplastic syndrome of thymoma that may persist after thymectomy. Some reported GS cases have been related to various diseases as a result of humoral immunodeficiency, but no report to date has related GS to cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in Korea. We report two cases of CMV retinitis as a manifestation of GS with severe cellular immunodeficiency. In the first case, a 61-year-old woman was diagnosed with GS manifesting as CMV retinitis combined with coincident pulmonary tuberculosis and soft-tissue tuberculosis. In the second case, a 56-year-old man had CMV retinitis and CMV pneumonia. Both patients had a history of thymoma and had received total thymectomies, and were diagnosed with GS a few years thereafter.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
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Pneumonia
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Retinitis
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Thymectomy
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Thymoma
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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T-Lymphocytes
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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
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Cytomegalovirus
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article