SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY

Course overview

SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE (SCID) IS AN INHERITED PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDER THAT PRESENTS BY SIX MONTHS OF AGE WITH OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS CAUSED BY BACTERIA, VIRUSES, FUNGI, AND PROTOZOA. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDERS WITH EARLY DEATH DUE TO DISTURBED OR ABSENT T AND B CELL FUNCTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR THOSE WITH THE DISEASE.