Open AccessRecognizing Primary Immune Deficiency in Clinical Practice
Author(s) -
Hale Yarmohammadi,
Lissette Estrella,
John T. Doucette,
Charlotte CunninghamRundles
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical and vaccine immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.649
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1556-6811
pISSN - 1556-679X
DOI - 10.1128/cvi.13.3.329-332.2006
Subject(s) - primary immunodeficiency , immunodeficiency , medicine , autoimmunity , neutropenia , immunology , immune dysfunction , immune system , immunodeficiency syndrome , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intensive care medicine , immunologic deficiency syndromes , chemotherapy
Primary immunodeficiency results in recurrent infections, organ dysfunction, and autoimmunity. We studied 237 patients referred for suspicion of immunodeficiency, using a scoring system based on clinical information. The 113 patients with immunodeficiency had higher scores and more episodes of chronic illnesses and were more likely to have neutropenia, lymphopenia, or splenomegaly.
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