Lourdes Mateu
Head of COVID-19 Section
Fight Infections Foundation. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
06 Feb 2020
Inmunodeficiencias Primarias y Secundarias en adultos 2020
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Immunology
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On-site
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Spanish
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Casa Convalescència, Barcelona
Registration
Status
Activity finished
Price
Free
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Information
Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are caused by intrinsic alterations of one or more components of the immune system. In 1970 de World Health Organization (WHO) created an expert committee whose objective is to classify and define PID. In adults, the most prevalent PID are the ones included in the group of predominantly antibody deficiencies. The complexity […]
Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are caused by intrinsic alterations of one or more components of the immune system. In 1970 de World Health Organization (WHO) created an expert committee whose objective is to classify and define PID. In adults, the most prevalent PID are the ones included in the group of predominantly antibody deficiencies.
The complexity of PID classification and diagnosis criteria of those which present a deficiency of antibody synthesis, together with the clinical and analytical variability, and the limited knowledge of these entities leads to an underdiagnosis. Indeed, these are classified as minority diseases, and their incidence in Spain goes from a 1:170 for the IgA deficiency to a 1:25.000 for the Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVI), and with an unknown incidence of IgG subclasses deficiency.
Coordinators
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Maria Luisa Pedro-Botet
Head of Section for immunosuppressed and severe bacteria
Fight Infections Foundation. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
Accreditation
Activity accredited by Consell Català de Formació Continuada de les Professions Sanitàries Comisión de Formación Continuada del Sistema Nacional de Salud with 0,9 credits and register number: 09/026862-MD
