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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Microbiol Spectr. 2016 Aug;4(4):10.1128/microbiolspec.DMIH2-0026-2016. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.DMIH2-0026-2016

Table 2.

Patterns of Illness Associated with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Disorder Illnesses
Infection Other
Antibody Sinopulmonary (pyogenic bacteria, viruses) Autoimmune disease (auto antibodies, inflammatory bowel disease)
Gastrointestinal (enterovirus, giardia)
Cell-mediated immunity Wide range of microorganisms, including opportunistic pathogens
Pneumonia, (pyogenic bacteria, Pneumocystis jirovecii, viruses)
Gastrointestinal (viruses)
Skin, mucous membranes (fungi)
Complement Sepsis and other blood-borne (streptococci, pneumococci, neisseria) Autoimmune disease (systemic lupus erythematosus, glomerulonephritis)
Phagocytes Skin, reticuloendothelial system (staphylococcus, enteric bacteria, fungi, mycobacteria)