Evidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in two patients with common variable immunodeficiency. (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huston, Jessica; Johnson, Joyce; Hemnes, Anna; Pugh, Meredith
• Is Part Of: Pulmonary circulation. Volume 10:Number 2(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: immunology -- pathology -- pulmonary arterial hypertension -- right ventricle function and dysfunction; Pulmonary circulation -- Periodicals; Pulmonary circulation; Electronic journals -- Sciences; Periodicals; 616.24005
• DOI: 10.1177/2045894020922792
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-8932

Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency is a chronic illness plagued with recurrent infections and the potential to develop autoimmune disease. These patients may manifest a spectrum of complications ranging from hematologic malignancy to chronic parenchymal lung disease. Regular immunoglobulin replacement therapy improves immunologic debility but does not mitigate other features of this disease. Here, we discuss a complication of common variable immunodeficiency not previously characterized in the literature. We present two cases of advanced pulmonary vascular disease associated with common variable immunodeficiency treated with pulmonary vasodilators.