Case Report

Late Onset Combined Immunodeficiency Presenting with Recurrent Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia

Table 1

Immunoglobulin levels during hospital stay and follow-up.

Hospital stayFollow-up
14/08/0606/09/06*04/10/06*29/11/065/06/07**4/09/07**15/12/08**

IgG (n.l: 7–17g/L)3.9012.909.4715.106.104.809.38
IgM (n.l: 0.4–2.8 g/L)0.260.861.360.400.070.060.06
IgA (n.l: 0.7–4 g/L)2.964.001.762.313.302.153.68

Measured after a 5-day immunoglobulin infusion course.
**In the later three values shown the patient was on regular follow-up and maintained on immunoglobulin replacement with subcutaneous injections. Immunoglobulin levels were trough levels; they were drawn just before the next injection.
n.l: normal limits.