Open AccessPrimary immune deficiency among patients with recurrent infections
Author(s) -
Rajiva de Silva,
S Gunawardena,
G.D. Wickremesinghe,
Beatrice Ranasinghe,
Y Namasivayam
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v52i3.964
Subject(s) - medicine , immune system , primary immunodeficiency , primary (astronomy) , immunology , primary care , pediatrics , family medicine , physics , astronomy
Primary immune deficiency is relatively rare. Patients present with recurrent or persistent infections or infections with opportunistic pathogens. We investigated patients who presented during the years 2005-7 with recurrent or persistent infections or infections with opportunistic organisms, for underlying immune deficiency.
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