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Chronic diarrhea associated with thymoma and hypogammaglobulinemia (Good's syndrome). 1997

G N Verne, and S T Amann, and C Cosgrove, and J J Cerda
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA.

We report the case of a patient with severe diarrhea and malabsorption who was subsequently found to have hypogammaglobulinemia and thymoma (Good's syndrome). The mechanism by which hypogammaglobulinemia and/or thymoma causes diarrhea is unclear. It may be related to malabsorption caused by a mucosal lesion resembling villous atrophy, which may resolve with restoration of immunologic status. Diarrhea in some patients may respond to commercial gamma globulin injections, fresh frozen plasma, or cholestyramine therapy. The etiologic relationship between thymoma and acquired hypogammaglobulinemia remains unclear. Thymectomy is generally ineffective in improving immunologic deficiencies and coexisting conditions in patients with acquired hypogammaglobulinemia. In our patient's case, severe diarrhea resolved after resection of the thymoma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D003967 Diarrhea An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight. Diarrheas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000361 Agammaglobulinemia An immunologic deficiency state characterized by an extremely low level of generally all classes of gamma-globulin in the blood. Hypogammaglobulinemia,Agammaglobulinemias,Hypogammaglobulinemias
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013577 Syndrome A characteristic symptom complex. Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes
D013945 Thymoma A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated. Although it is occasionally invasive, metastases are extremely rare. It consists of any type of thymic epithelial cell as well as lymphocytes that are usually abundant. Malignant lymphomas that involve the thymus, e.g., lymphosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease (previously termed granulomatous thymoma), should not be regarded as thymoma. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Carcinoma, Thymic,Carcinomas, Thymic,Thymic Carcinoma,Thymic Carcinomas,Thymomas

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