primary immunodeficiency diseases in oman five years experience at sultan qaboos university hospital原发性免疫缺陷疾病在阿曼苏丹卡布斯大学医院五年的工作经验.pdfVIP

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases in Oman: Five Years’ Experience at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Salem Al-Tamemi, MD, FRCPC,1 Ibtisam Elnour, MBBS, FRCPCH,1 and David Dennison, MBBS, MD2 and advancements in technical abilities in molecular biology, Background: Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are con- plus numerous genetics studies over the last 2 decades, many sidered rare but are generally assumed to be more common in Middle underlying causes of these diseases have become known, Eastern countries. The prevalence and characteristics of PIDs are which has helped in firm diagnosis and the creation of certain unknown in Oman. 1 management plans. Because PIDs are rare and phenotypi- Methods: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital is the national referral cally variable, and many primary physicians are not familiar center for PID in Oman during the study period. Patients were with these disorders, many patients arrive at immunology diagnosed and classified according to the clinical and laboratory specialists too late for proper diagnosis and treatment; often criteria of PID reported by