Inborn Errors of Immunity and Efforts to Diagnose Affected Children in the Absence of Training and Specialty Practice in Clinical Immunology in Ethiopia: a Brief Report

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 44 - Trang 1-5 - 2023
Tinsae Alemayehu1,2, Yemisrach Mekonnen Asfaw2, Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik2
1American Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tóm tắt

Four in five children with inborn errors of immunity globally remain undiagnosed. These figures are disproportionally high in low-income countries like Ethiopia. Apart from the inclusion of basic overviews of these disorders in to postgraduate pediatric curricula, little effort has been placed in to establishing clinical immunology training programs. This report summarizes the existing epidemiology of inborn errors of immunity in Ethiopia, unique presentations in Ethiopian children, challenges faced in diagnosing them, and efforts to improve their management.

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