Overview of Immunodeficiency Disorders

Immunodeficiency. An overview.

Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

Immunodeficiency is a common thought among both patients and physicians when confronted with what is perceived as an excessive number, duration, or severity of infections. Because of this, the starting point for evaluating patients for suspected immunodeficiency is based on what constitutes ”too many infections.” It generally is agreed that children with normal immune systems may have an averag...

Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

Selective IgA deficiency (IgAD) is the most common primary genetic immune defect, with high prevalence in Western countries and relatively low prevalence in the East. The laboratory definition of IgAD is based on the measured serum component. However, the important manifestations of deficiency of IgA, the most prevalent of human antibodies, relate to the absence of secretory IgA, which covers a...

A CASE REPORT OF COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY(CV ID) WITH LEUKOCYTES ADHESION DISORDERS (LADS)

A three year old boy with delayed separation of the umbilical cord, recurrent pyogenic infections and common variable immundeficiency is presented. The immunoglobulin measurement was severely abnormal. To the best of our knowledge, the existance of leukocyte adhesion disorder together with common variable immunodeficiency (CYID) in a patient has not been reported prior to this study.

Delusional Disorders: An Overview

In recent years, delusional disorders have emerged as a focus of clinical research and treatment innovation. Despite these advances, clinicians are still relatively ill informed about this group of disorders. The present review tries to update on historical aspects, current nosology, epidemiology, validity of the concept and treatment strategies for the delusional disorders. Over the years the ...