Delayed Diagnosis and Complications of Predominantly Antibody Deficiencies in a Cohort of Australian Adults

Delayed Diagnosis and Complications of Predominantly Antibody Deficiencies in a Cohort of Australian Adults

BackgroundPredominantly antibody deficiencies (PADs) are the most common type of primary immunodeficiency in adults. PADs frequently pass undetected leading to delayed diagnosis, delayed treatment, and the potential for end-organ damage including bronchiectasis. In addition, PADs are frequently acco...

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Main Authors: Charlotte A. Slade, Julian J. Bosco, Tran Binh Giang, Elizabeth Kruse, Robert G. Stirling, Paul U. Cameron, Fiona Hore-Lacy, Michael F. Sutherland, Sara L. Barnes, Stephen Holdsworth, Samar Ojaimi, Gary A. Unglik, Joseph De Luca, Mittal Patel, Jeremy McComish, Kymble Spriggs, Yang Tran, Priscilla Auyeung, Katherine Nicholls, Robyn E. O’Hehir, Philip D. Hodgkin, Jo A. Douglass, Vanessa L. Bryant, Menno C. van Zelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
predominantly antibody deficiency
primary immunodeficiency
diagnostic delay
common variable immunodeficiency
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
immunoglobulin subclass deficiency
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00694/full

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