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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007 Feb;98(2):185–190. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60695-3

Table 1.

Important Features of Good Syndrome

Definition Immunodeficiency with thymoma
Clinical manifestations and complications Increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, especially encapsulated organisms and opportunistic viral and fungal infections; autoimmune diseases, such as myasthenia gravis, neutropenia, pure red blood cell aplasia, and anemia
Laboratory findings Hypogammaglobulinemia, low to absent levels of B cells, CD4+ T lymphopenia, reduced T-cell mitogen proliferation response
Treatment options Resection of thymoma if malignant, invasive, or obstructive; immunoglobulin replacement; antibiotics if indicated; immunosuppressive agents if associated with autoimmune disease