Good's Syndrome Accompanied by Agranulocytosis Following a Rapid Clinical Course

Intern Med. 2016;55(5):537-40. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5542. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Abstract

Good's syndrome is an immunodeficiency disease involving thymoma accompanied by hypogammaglobulinemia. We encountered a case of Good's syndrome accompanied by agranulocytosis that followed a rapid clinical course. A 72-year-old man visited our hospital with a two-week history of a sore throat. Candida albicans was detected in the pharynx, and hypogammaglobulinemia was detected in addition to granulocytopenia. The patient subsequently developed septic shock and followed a rapid clinical course which ended in death. Good's syndrome with agranulocytosis was diagnosed at autopsy. Good's syndrome accompanied by agranulocytosis can follow a rapid clinical course and some cases remain asymptomatic until old age. Its prompt treatment is crucial.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Agammaglobulinemia / immunology*
  • Aged
  • Agranulocytosis / complications
  • Agranulocytosis / drug therapy
  • Agranulocytosis / immunology
  • Agranulocytosis / pathology*
  • Autopsy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / drug therapy
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / pathology*
  • Male
  • Pharyngitis / etiology
  • Syndrome
  • Thymoma / complications
  • Thymoma / drug therapy
  • Thymoma / immunology
  • Thymoma / pathology*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / complications
  • Thymus Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Thymus Neoplasms / immunology
  • Thymus Neoplasms / pathology*