Diagnosis and Management of Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders: The Pieces of the Puzzle Are Starting to Fit Together

Not too many years ago many, practicing allergists viewed primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDD) as a group of rare diseases with unknown underlying genetic defects, which were diagnosed based primarily on clinical presentation combined with rudimentary laboratory testing. With few exceptions, available treatments were unsatisfactory as well. In fact, despite realizing that real patients were suffering from these diseases, for many of us the world of PIDD was primarily of interest as a way of helping us understand how the immune system works.
Source: Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research