by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Immunodeficiency
Tom, a 30 year-old man, has had four episodes of pneumonia over the past four years. He also has had chronic sinusitis since age 10, which was treated with multiple courses of antibiotics. After testing, his serum IgG, IgA and IgM result are in below normal range....
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Immunodeficiency
Tom, 30, has had four episodes of pneumonia over the last four years. He also has had chronic sinusitis since age 10, routinely treated with multiple antibiotics. John, a 26-year-old male intravenous drug abuser, has developed an unusual fungal infection in his...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Immunodeficiency
Asthma, a common chronic childhood disease, affects 17 million people in the United States . And unfortunately the incidence of asthma is dramatically on the rise, particularly in highly developed parts of the word. From the Greek word for panting or breathlessness,...
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Immunodeficiency
Asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory airway diseases of childhood. Approximately 75 to 80 percent of children with asthma develop symptoms prior to age 5. Childhood asthma is a disorder with genetic predisposition and a strong allergic component....
by Dr. Tsai | Nov 20, 2020 | Immunodeficiency
Asthma, known as chronic inflammation of the lining of the airway, can be triggered by allergens such as trees, grasses, weeds, dust mites, and animal dander (allergic asthma) or irritants ( non-allergic asthma). The first step in treating allergic asthma is to avoid...
