The Value of Family History in Diagnosing Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

Eliciting proper family medical history is critical in decreasing morbidity and mortality in patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs). Communities with a common practice of consanguinity have a high rate of PIDs. We are presenting 2 cases where digging deeply into the family medical h...

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Autores principales: Hendaus, Mohamed A., Alhammadi, Ahmad, Adeli, Mehdi M., Al-Yafei, Fawzia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/516256
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Sumario:Eliciting proper family medical history is critical in decreasing morbidity and mortality in patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs). Communities with a common practice of consanguinity have a high rate of PIDs. We are presenting 2 cases where digging deeply into the family medical history resulted in the diagnosis of Omenn syndrome, a possibly fatal entity if not managed in a reasonable period.

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