TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
A1  - Butte, Manish J.
A1  - Walter, Jolan E.
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - If  diagnosed  in  a  timely  fashion  and  monitored  adequately,  patients  with  primary  immunodeficiency  diseases  (PIs)  infrequently  require  hospitalization  for  treatment  of  infections,  flares  of  autoimmunity,  and  rarely,  management  of  cancer.  The  greatest  challenge  is  making  an  expeditious  diagnosis  of  a  PI.  Initial  evaluation  often  occurs  during  a  hospitalization  for  prolonged,  severe,  or  recurrent  infections.  Occasionally,  illnesses  due  to  unusual  pathogens  raise  suspicion  for  an  underlying  immunodeficiency.  Thus  increased  awareness  of  the  key  features  of  PIs  not  only  assists  in  management  of  these  children  when  admitted,  but  also  helps  the  pediatric  hospitalist  identify  children  at  risk  for  PI.  In  most  cases,  these  children  benefit  when  the  hospitalist  can  promptly  initiate  appropriate  laboratory  studies  and  obtain  consultation  from  a  pediatric  immunologist.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146114882
ER  -