Two cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower leg treated with a pasteurized bone graft

Introduction Good syndrome (GS) is a rare acquired immunodeficiency disease characterized by thymoma and hypogammaglobulinemia that predisposes to the risk of recurrent infections with multiple pathogens. Case representation We describe the case of a 37-year-old male with GS who had a history of thymoma resection combined with myelodysplastic syndrome and was hospitalized multiple times for infections. The patient was admitted to our hospital with reoccurring fever, empirical antimicrobial therapy was ineffective, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, cytomegalovirus, cytomegalovirus, fine cyclic virus, Candida albicans, and Pneumocystis japonicus infections were identified by high-throughput sequencing technology (NGS) testing of alveolar lavage fluid, and the patient's symptoms resolved and immunity was improved with targeted anti-infective therapy. Conclusion When patients with thymoma have recurrent abnormal infections, immunologic testing should be performed to clarify whether GS is present, and anti-infective therapy should be aggressively administered.

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Good syndrome combined with neutropenia and multiple microbial pulmonary infections: case report and review of the literature

Ye,

Wang,

Bao

et al. 2023

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Introduction Good syndrome (GS) is a rare acquired immunodeficiency disease characterized primarily by thymoma and hypogammaglobulinemia that predisposes to the risk of recurrent infections with multiple pathogens. Case representation We describe the case of a 37-year-old male GS with a history of thymoma resection who was hospitalized for multiple pulmonary infections with neutropenia and whose empirical antimicrobial therapy and promotion of granulopoiesis resulted in the resolution of the pulmonary infections and return of the neutrophil count to normal. The patient was hospitalized again for lung infection with neutropenia. Experienced antimicrobial treatment and promotion of granulocytosis were ineffective, and the alveolar lavage fluid was detected by high-throughput sequencing (NGS) to be infected with Bordetella parapertussis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, cytomegalovirus, Torque teno virus, Candida albicans, and Pneumocystis jirovecii, and the patient's neutrophil counts returned to normal after targeted anti-infective treatment and immunity-enhancing therapy. After targeted anti-infection and immunity-boosting treatment, the patient's lung infection subsided and his neutrophil count normalized. Conclusion When patients with thymoma have recurrent abnormal infections, immunologic testing should be performed to clarify whether GS is present, and anti-infective therapy should be aggressively administered.

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Two cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower leg treated with a pasteurized bone graft

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Good syndrome combined with multiple microbial pulmonary infections: case report and review of the literature

Good syndrome combined with multiple microbial pulmonary infections: case report and review of the literature

Good syndrome combined with myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple microbial pulmonary infections: A case report and literature review

Good syndrome combined with neutropenia and multiple microbial pulmonary infections: case report and review of the literature

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