Chronic diarrhea and abnormal serum immunoglobulin levels: a case report

Krisana Pengsaa; Chukiat Sirivichayakul; Niyada Vithayasai; Sansnee Senawong; Voravich Luangwedchakarn

Chronic diarrhea and abnormal serum immunoglobulin levels: a case report

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2007 May;38(3):424-6.

Authors

Krisana Pengsaa¹, Chukiat Sirivichayakul, Niyada Vithayasai, Sansnee Senawong, Voravich Luangwedchakarn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Tropical Pediatrics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. tmkps@mahidol.ac.th

PMID: 17877214

Abstract

A 15-year-old Thai boy with multiple episodes of chronic diarrhea caused by giardiasis with hypogammaglobulin M and IgG4 subclass deficiency (but normal antibody response to rabies vaccine) is reported. Immune status follow-up is necessary for a definite diagnosis and proper management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Animals
Chronic Disease
Diarrhea / etiology
Diarrhea / parasitology
Diarrhea / physiopathology*
Giardia lamblia / parasitology*
Humans
IgG Deficiency / blood
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulins / analysis*
Immunoglobulins / blood
Male
Thailand

Substances

Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulins