Internal Medicine

Immunology and Autoimmune Disorders of the Airways

If the condition is hereditary or genetic, it’s called a primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD) – there are more than 300 PIDDs. 

One such PIDD is psoriasis, a very common inflammatory condition associated with allergies and asthma that affects 7.5 million people. Our expert immunologists can help you determine which PIDD you may have and which course of treatment is best for you. 

Some PIDDs include:

• Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
• Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
• DiGeorge syndrome
• Selective IGA deficiency
• Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
• X-Linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA)


In addition our providers are specially trained to identify and treat many other airway and immunological disorders, including: 

• Acute and Chronic Urticaria
• Angioedema
• Drug Hypersensitivity (DH)
• Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
• Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)
• Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyarteritis (EGPA)
• Eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE)
• Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES)
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• Systemic mastocytosis
• Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCS)
• Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD)
• Paradoxical vocal fold movement (PVFM)


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