How is Primary Immunodeficiency Disease diagnosed?
Correct diagnosis begins with the awareness of the 10 warning signs. Once the condition is suspected, doctors can order blood and screening tests to evaluate the functioning of the infection-fighting cells of the immune system. Because Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases are genetic in nature, blood-relations of patients are often examined. Tests should be ordered as soon as a PID is suspected, so that treatment may begin quickly if a problem is present. Sometimes even an unborn fetus can be tested for a specific disease.
