What is secondary immunodeficiency disorder?

Secondary Immunodeficiency is the result of particular external processes or diseases. Common causes for secondary immunodeficiency are malnutrition, aging and particular medications (e.g. chemotherapy, antirheumatic drugs, immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants).

How do members experience secondary immunodeficiency disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with secondary immunodeficiency disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for secondary immunodeficiency disorder*

Who has secondary immunodeficiency disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 2
40s 5
50s 10
60s 11
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 37

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What is secondary immunodeficiency disorder?

Secondary Immunodeficiency is the result of particular external processes or diseases. Common causes for secondary immunodeficiency are malnutrition, aging and particular medications (e.g. chemotherapy, antirheumatic drugs, immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants).



Common symptoms reported by people with secondary immunodeficiency disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for secondary immunodeficiency disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with secondary immunodeficiency disorder

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have secondary immunodeficiency disorder through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with secondary immunodeficiency disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has secondary immunodeficiency disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 12 say secondary immunodeficiency disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 2
40s 5
50s 10
60s 11
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 37

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 13
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from secondary immunodeficiency disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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