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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia ... • Infectious diarrhea ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Smear • Drugs Oval ... • Small Bowel Disorder ... • Liver Disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... to IBD, celiac disease ... Treatment: • Oral
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... folds • Painless oral ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... common • Antihistone
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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of acute human immunodeficiency ... Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... infection - Most common ... : Oral and esophageal ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia