title: Primary immunodeficiency disease in children: recognizing problems in primary care practice.
abstract: Dealing with recurrently ill children is a difficult task. Understanding when the health care provider should suspect primary immunodeficiency and what screening tests can be beneficial prior to referring a child to another health care facility is important for the primary care provider. This article presents a brief description of the immune system, diseases of primary immune deficiencies, and the clinical evaluation of a child with a primary immunodeficiency.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*