PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT

Authors

  • Fernanda Aimée NOBRE Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departmento de Pediatria
  • Isabela Garrido da Silva GONZALEZ Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departmento de Pediatria
  • Maria Isabel de MORAES-PINTO Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departmento de Pediatria
  • Beatriz Tavares COSTA-CARVALHO Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departmento de Pediatria

Abstract

We describe the case of an eight-year-old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who developed mild varicella despite regular intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. He maintained protective antibody levels against varicella and the previous batches of IVIG that he received had adequate varicella-specific IgG levels. The case illustrates that IVIG may not prevent VZV infection.

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Published

2015-10-01

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 5 (2015)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

NOBRE, F. A., GONZALEZ, I. G. da S., MORAES-PINTO, M. I. de, & COSTA-CARVALHO, B. T. (2015). PROTECTIVE LEVELS OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY DID NOT EFFECTIVELY PREVENT CHICKENPOX IN AN X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA PATIENT. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 57(5), 455-457. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/112745