Good Syndrome, a rare cause of refractory chronic diarrhea and recurrent pneumonia in a Chinese patient after thymectomy.
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The diagnosis of Good syndrome is very difficult. It has various symptoms, and these symptoms can be present at different periods. In this report we present a patient with refractory chronic diarrhea, recurrent pneumonia, and dysgammaglobulinemia after thymectomy, who was finally then diagnosed with Good syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI
دوره 20 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013