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Common variable immunodeficiency

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) comprises a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by a significant hypogammaglobulinemia of unknown cause, failure to produce specific antibodies after immunizations and susceptibility to bacterial infections, predominantly caused by encapsulated bacteria.

Vitamin B12 deficiency

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PMID (PMCID)
9598686	MALE	Middle Aged
	Common variable immunodeficiency leading to spinal subacute combined degeneration monitored by MRI.
	Yousry TA, Strupp M, Bruning R. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1998;64(5):663-6.
	A patient is reported on with a common variable immunodeficiency syndrome (CVID), in whom chronic gastritis with antibodies against parietal cells and a cytomegalovirus associated enteritis led to vitamin B12 deficiency with consecutive subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord.