Common Variable Immune Deficiency

Primary immunodeficiencies are not as rare as they used to be, James Fernandez, MD, PhD, told Healio, and practicing allergist-immunologists need to be prepared to diagnose and treat them, often in collaboration with other specialists.

There are more than 450 monogenetic immune deficiencies. While many of these rare conditions have similar hallmarks, it is crucial for clinicians to differentiate between them.

Racial and ethnic disparities in mortality due to inborn errors of immunity indicate an urgent need to identify and remove barriers in care, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.