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Table 2 Clinical features and laboratory investigations

From: Initial intravenous immunoglobulin doses should be based on adjusted body weight in obese patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders

Clinical symptoms

Recurrent infections

Bronchiectasis

Family history of hypogammaglobulinemia

Daughter with CVID

Hb (130–190 g/l)

118

Neutrophils (1.9–7.5 × E + 9/l)

1.9

Platelets (150–400× E + 9/l)

208

IgG (7–14 g/l)

3.5

IgA (0.8–4 g/l)

< 0.07

IgM (0.4–2.5 g/l)

0.4

Autoantibodies

Nil

Immunophenotype

B cells present

Switched memory B cells (CD19+ CD27+ , IgD−: NR 5–21)

1.8

Tetanus pre/post (IU/ml)

0.64/0.52

Diphtheria pre/post (IU/ml)

0.03/0.08

HIB pre/post µg/ml

0.16/0.37

Pneumovax® pre/post* (serotypes > 1.3 µg/ml/23)

0/0

Vaccine durability

Not done

Sequence variations

WES: no causative mutation

Relevant histology

Nil

T cell responses

Normal lectin responses

Normal responses to tetanus, diphtheria and candida

Diagnosis

CVID (Ameratunga et al. criteria)

Treatment

IVIG/SCIG

Bariatric surgery

Clinical outcome

Well