What is it about?

CVID revealed by granulomatous manifestations mimicking a sarcoidosis in an old lady without a history of recurrent infections

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Why is it important?

To invite practitioners to think about immunodeficiency in elderly people even without recurrent infections in their past in some clinical situations.

Perspectives

Immunodeficiency especially common variable immunodeficiency is possible in elderly people with a late onset. We should have it in our list of differentials when thinking about granulomatosis,unexplained poor health condition ..

Dr Abire Allaoui
Universite Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Sante

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This page is a summary of: A Misleading Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis in an Older Woman, European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, February 2017, SMC Media,
DOI: 10.12890/2017_000463.
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