Article received: 14.04.2013, accepted for publication: It has been traditionally considered that primary immunodeficiency states (PID) are rare diseases. However, the incidence rate of PID in Europe is significantly higher than in Russia: our statistics on innate immunodeficiency morbidity is far from reality. Experience of establishing a register of PID patients in the Rostov Region proved that the combination of organizational and educational activities contributes to timely diagnostics, rational therapy and life quality improvement in patients with primary immunodeficiencies.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.