Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a disorder of the adaptive immune system and is the second most common primary immunodeficiency syndrome. It is characterized by an all-round reduction in immunoglobulin levels, and such patients are susceptible to a variety of gastrointestinal pathologies with nonspecific manifestations. The gastrointestinal mucosa of CVID patients can microscopically mimic collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here we describe a case of malabsorption syndrome with CVID along with features of crohn’s colitis. The patient responded well to a course of corticosteroids, which was the primary modality of treatment in this case..

Keywords: Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID); Primary Immune Deficiency; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD); Crohn’s Disease; Malabsorption Syndrome; Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract; Corticosteroids

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Citation

Citation: Anusha Taarinie Jha and Shiran Shetty. “A Rare Case of Malabsorption Syndrome with Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Crohn’s Colitis". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 4.2 (2021): 11-14.

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Copyright: © 2021 Anusha Taarinie Jha and Shiran Shetty. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.