Overview of Primary Immunodeficiency Program
The Primary Immunodeficiency Program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin offers diagnosis and treatment of complex primary immune deficiencies (non-AIDS). Our goal is to make an accurate and early diagnosis, which is critical in patients with severe immunodeficiencies. The program is recognized as a Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies.
Top 10 warning signs of primary immunodeficiency.
We offer a full-range of treatments and conduct research to continually improve diagnostic testing and care. The Clinical Immunodiagnostic and Research Laboratory offers some of the most advanced testing for a variety of primary immunodeficiencies in the country. Our specialists have helped develop nationally recognized research programs in the field of immunology, which have had a significant impact on the health of children and adults at local, regional and national levels.
Children's Hospital and the Wisconsin State Hygiene Lab are pioneering the nation by becoming the first state to pilot a newborn screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency.
Professionals in various specialties work together in a multi-disciplinary clinic to provide care to patients in this program. These areas of expertise include allergy/immunology, bone marrow transplant, gastroenterology, infectious disease, rheumatology, and genetics. In addition, other specialists may be consulted or involved in the patient's care as needed.
In conjunction with the Children's Hospital Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program, one of the leading pediatric BMT programs in the country, we also specialize in providing an allogeneic transplant to those children that need them.
We diagnose and treat many different problems that affect the immune system. Some of these include:
Clinical Immunodiagnostic and Research Laboratory (CIRL)
The Clinical Immunodiagnostic and Research Laboratory (CIRL) combines academic, scientific and technical strengths to provide state-of-the-art clinical and research assays. Learn more about the CIRL.
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