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hypogammaglobulinemia

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Noun1.hypogammaglobulinemia - an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection
immunodeficiency - immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced


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Common variable hypogammaglobulinemia in children: Clinical and immunologic observations in 30 patiens.
Thymomas can also be associated with autoimmune and paraneoplastic syndromes, such as pure red cell aplasia (50% of patients with red cell aplasia will have thymoma, and 5% of patients with thymoma will have red cell aplasia), hypogammaglobulinemia (10% of patients with thymoma will have hypogammaglobulinemia, and 5% of patients with hypogammaglobulinemia will have thymoma), endocrine disorders, cutaneous disorders, and connective tissue disorders.
Although immunoglobulin levels in this case were tow but still detectable, whether the patient's illness was agamnaaglobulinemia or hypogammaglobulinemia is uncertain.
 
 
 
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