Immunodeficiency disorders
Alternate Names : Immunosuppression
Symptoms & Signs
The symptoms vary with the specific disorder.
Diagnosis & Tests
Your doctor might think you have an immunodeficiency disorder is present if you have: - Persistent, recurrent infections; or
- Severe infection by microorganisms that do not usually cause severe infection
Other signs include:
- Poor response to treatment
- Delayed or incomplete recovery from illness
- Certain types of cancers (such as Kaposi's sarcoma or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
- Certain infections (including some forms of pneumonia or recurrent fungal yeast infections)
Tests used to help diagnose an immunodeficiency disorder may include:
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