Does this patient have an immunodeficiency?

摘要

There is a good chance that most physicians will have seen a patient with an immune deficiency in the past year. This brief review aims to help decide when a patient needs to be investigated for immunodeficiency, what tests should be done and what to do with the results. Detailed descriptions of individual immunodeficiency disorders can be found in reviews listed. Children with suspected immunodeficiency require special consideration and are outside the scope of this article.