Clinical immunology review series: an approach to the patient with recurrent infections in childhood

MA Slatter, AR Gennery - Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Recurrent or persistent infection is the major manifestation of primary immunodeficiency,
which also results in atypical infection with opportunistic organisms. Young children are also …

Primary immunodeficiency disorders in children: prompt diagnosis can lead to lifesaving treatment

C Champi - Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2002 - Elsevier
Primary immunodeficiencies in children are rare, but an early diagnosis can improve long-
term quality of life and prevent rapid deterioration of the immune system. More than 70 …

Approach to the child with recurrent infections

SA AlKhater - Journal of Family and Community Medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Children with a history of recurrent, severe, or unusual infections present a diagnostic
challenge. It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of …

Approach to the patient with recurrent infections

M Ballow - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2008 - Springer
Children with a history of recurrent or unusual infections present a diagnostic challenge.
Differentiation between frequent infections caused by common risk factors, versus primary …

Immunodeficiency in the 1990s

SDAR SHYUR, HR HILL - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 1991 - journals.lww.com
In patients with recurrent or severe infections the possibility of an underlying
immunodeficiency should be raised. Although such disorders are rare (the incidence of …

Evaluation of the adult with suspected immunodeficiency

AE Azar, ZK Ballas - The American journal of medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Several primary immunodeficiencies may have their initial presentation in adulthood.
Although recurrent infections are the hallmark of an underlying immunodeficiency, they need …

Office evaluation of children with recurrent infection

M Woroniecka, M Ballow - Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2000 - Elsevier
Children with a history of recurrent, prolonged, severe, or unusual infections present a
diagnostic challenge to their pediatricians. Differentiation between frequent infections …

Spectrum of primary immune deficiency at a tertiary care hospital

S Verma, PK Sharma, S Sivanandan, N Rana… - The Indian Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Objective To report various primary immune deficiencies diagnosed in children at a tertiary
care hospital, their clinical manifestations and laboratory profile. Methods Case records of …

[HTML][HTML] History of primary immunodeficiency diseases in Iran

A Aghamohammadi, M Moin… - Iranian journal of pediatrics, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pediatric immunology came into sight in the second half of 20 th century, when pediatricians
and basic immunologists began to give attention to diagnosis and treatment of children with …

Immunodeficiency disorders

M Iseki, DC Heiner - Pediatrics in Review, 1993 - publications.aap.org
Introduction Immunodeficiency diseases are a group of disorders that increase susceptibility
to infection, malignancy, and autoimmunity. Deficiencies of the immune system may be …