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The Immunology Program provides evaluation and treatment for children with various types of immune system disorders.
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Our diagnostic evaluations are supported by a state-of-the-art clinical laboratory which provides a number of tests not available elsewhere. We provide:
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- Comprehensive clinical assessment
- Thorough laboratory evaluation for immunological function. Tests include:
- immunoglobulin levels
- IgG subclasses
- specific antibody titers
- flow cytometry for measurement of lymphocyte surface markers and specialized analysis of lymphocyte
- complement and neutrophil function.
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We establish an individual treatment plan for each child seen in our program:
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- Education: We view educating each patient as one of our most important goals. With each patient and family, we discuss the basis of immunodeficiency and the possibilities for avoiding infection.
- Medical management: Medicines, including prophylactic antibiotics, are prescribed to prevent infection.
- Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG): IVIG is administered to children with disorders of antibody function.
- Investigational therapies: The Immunology Program conducts clinical trials to evaluate promising new approaches to the treatment of immunodeficiency disorders.
- Coordinated care: We will coordinate your child's care with your child's primary pediatricians to insure the best possible treatment results. Occasionally we request input from our colleagues in the Pulmonary, Gastroenterology and Otolaryngology programs in the management of complex patients.
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