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Combined immunodeficiencies (CID) are a heterogeneous and expanding group of primary immunodeficiencies associated with T and B cell impaired immunity due to several genetic variants. In contrast to severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID), CID are typically milder diseases and can have a delayed onset. Patients with CID may present with recurrent, often severe, viral, bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and protozoan infections, mainly affecting the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, immune dysregulation (autoimmunity, inflammatory bowel disease, severe dermatitis, lymphoproliferation, granulomas, vasculitis), and malignancies. On laboratory evaluation, lymphocyte numbers and phenotype and humoral assessment can help to orientate the diagnosis. Genetic analysis is essential for CID classification. Most CID have an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. The prognosis varies according to the disease and the time of diagnosis. The treatment of patients with CID is individualized, but generally it comprises supportive therapy (immunoglobulin replacement therapy and antimicrobial treatment or prophylaxis), as well as allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in selected cases.
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Liotta, F., Salvati, L. (2021). Combined Immunodeficiencies. In: D'Elios, M.M., Baldari, C.T., Annunziato, F. (eds) Cellular Primary Immunodeficiencies. Rare Diseases of the Immune System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70107-9_6
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