[When to suspect immunologic deficiency?].
Symptoms and signs that point to immunodeficiency are numerous and various. Recurrent history, unusual pathogens or severe course of infections should alert any physician to potential immunodeficiency state. If infections are the hallmark of immunodeficiency, other manifestations such as autoimmune diseases or particular malignancies can be a presenting feature of immunodeficiency. If many primary or secondary immunodeficiencies are well defined, it is important for the general practitioners to know that a large number of underlying conditions can lead to immunodeficiency states.
Duffau
Pierre
P
Service de médecine interne et maladies infectieuses, groupe hospitalier Sud, CHU de Bordeaux, 33604 Pessac. pierre.duffau@chu-bordeaux.fr
Pellegrin
Jean-Luc
JL
D000367:Age Factors; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000276:immunology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications