Re: Selective Carbohydrate Antibody Deficiency

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Thank you for your response out of these that I have seen

Allergist/Immunologist and a Hematologist/Oncologist do you think the

Infectious Disease would be the best one to treat this condition?

In a message dated 2/25/2011 8:17:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

osdbmom@... writes:

we see an infectious disease dr for my kids cvid. He also orders their

IVIG.He's been great.

valarie

mom to 3 w/cvid

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> What doctors treat these conditions I have been to a

> Allergist/Immunologist and a Hematologist/Oncologist. Someone had

mentioned a Infectious

> Disease doctor?

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> In a message dated 2/23/2011 10:24:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> AngSabAlMom@... writes:

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> Yesterday I took my son to a Hematologist/Oncologist because in Nov. he

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> a swollen spleen and lymph nodes and I have had cancer and many family

> members. This doctor saw his blood work and said he has CVID (isn't that

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> general term?) he would like to start him on IVIG therapy the

> Allergist/Immunologist who diagnosed him with Selective Carbohydrate

> Antibody Deficiency

> gave him a pneumonia shot and wants to check his blood in 2 months and

if

> it is better he said he will be done with treatment if not he will try

> another shot prevnar or something similar sounding to that and id that

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> work then will do IVIG therapy. I don't know which doctor I should let

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> him and how? He currently has a sinus infection and my fear is since he

> has had so many that he will become immune to antibiotics and when he

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> needs them they will not work. What are the risks and side affects of

IVIG

> therapy. And thoughts and or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in

> advance.

> Sincerely,

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