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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
Volume 45, Issue 5, Pages E90-E93Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.02.023
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common variable immunodeficiency (CVID); renal granulomas; hypercalcemia
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Common variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common primary Immunodeficiency. A granulomatous form of the condition Is recognized. Renal Involvement Is rare. The authors present the first case of CVID with biopsy-proven noncaseating renal granulomas, In association with hypercalcemia. The mechanism of hypercalcemia In granulomatous disorders, and the difficulty of differentiating granulomatous CVID from sarcoidosis, are discussed.
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