Health Professionals » What are the Warning Signs of PID

Many people with primary immune deficiency diseases have experienced similar patterns of symptoms. These can be call warning signs and symptoms:

The Medical Advisory Committe of Immune Deficiencies Foundation Australia have identified 7 Warning Signs of PID.

7 Warning Signs of PID:

1. An unusually large number of infecions requiring treatment
2. Infections caused by unusual types of organisms
3. Infections in ususual places
4. Infections that do not respond to treatment
5. A child that does not grow or put on weight as expected
6. Family history of immune deficiency or abnormal infections
7. An other unusual symptoms related to infections

 A few of the disorders:

• Common Variable Immune Disorder - CVID
• Severe Combined Immune Disorder - SCID
• IgA Deficiency
• IgG Subclass Deficiency
• Partial Combined Immunodeficiencies
• Transient Hyopgammaglobulinaemia
• Chronic Granulomatous Disease - CGD
• Complement Deficiencies
• Hyper-IgE Syndrome