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Immunodeficiency - Coggle Diagram
Immunodeficiency
Managemnet
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Monitoring
Malignangy - lymphoma
Bronchiectasis - recurent RTI
Conco inant autoimmunity / inflam disorders often needing immunosuppression
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When to suspect
- Recurrent / severe infections
2 confirmed pneumonia a year
2 ep septicaemia ever
4 bacterial infx / year
2 ep bacterial meningitis
2 deep-seated skin organ abcessess
Unusual organism or unusual site
Multipe coureses of abx or iv abx to clear
Fhx primary imunnodeficienyc
Failure of infant to gain weight / grow normally
Recureent oral thrush or cutaneous fungal infections
Another comorbidity pdisposing to immune deficiency - primary and secondary immune deficiency
Selective IgA def
Absent IgA with normal IgG and IgM
VEry common 1 in 600
Usually no increased infx suscept
More commoinn in pt with autoimmunity - t1DM, Coeliac, AI thyroid
Complement Deficiency
Mx
- Proph Peniciliin Calvepen
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Pts on Eculizumab - also need vaccines - used in atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome and paroxysmal noctural haemoglobunuria