An Uncommon Cause of Bronchiectasis: A Case Report

Bronchiectasis is a common respiratory condition and has a number of causes. One of the causes of bronchiectasis is immunoglobUIin deficiency. Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common symptomatic primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by an increased incidence of recurrent infections, autoimmune phenomena and neoplastic diseases. This article describes a 37-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed as a case of CVID on the basis of recurrent respiratory tract infections and laboratory findings. He improved with monthly intravenous immunoglobUIins (IVIG). The diagnosis is often difficUIt and delayed but shoUId be considered for patients with recurrent infections. *Corresponding author: Aziz UI Qadir, Department of PUImonary Medicine, POF Hospital, Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, Tel: 0092-3445515989; E-mail: azizUIqadir@gmail.com Received JUIy 27, 2018; Accepted August 17, 2018; Published August 24, 2018 Citation: UI Qadir A, Afsar A, Aslam M (2018) An Uncommon Cause of Bronchiectasis: A Case Report. J PUIm Respir Med 8: 467. doi: 10.4172/2161105X.1000467 Copyright: ©2018 UI Qadir A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.