Abstract
Unilateral diffuse placoid choroidopathy can be seen in the setting of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). A 55-year-old woman with a 20-year history of CVID presented with multiple hypopigmented placoid lesions in the right eye. Diffuse lymphadenopathy led to lymph node biopsies (mediastinal and axillary) and angiotensin-converting enzyme and serum calcium level determination, which were all normal. CVID, the most common type of significant hypogammaglobulinemia, may be associated with a placoid choroidopathy. The cause of this CVID choroidopathy is unclear at this time, but may be secondary to lymphoid hyperplasia or granulomatous disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 84-86 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International archives of allergy and immunology |
Volume | 147 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2008 |
Keywords
- Choroidal granuloma
- Common variable immunodeficiency
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Placoid choroidopathy
- Sarcoidosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology