True about SCID in children is:
It is due to adenosine deaminase deficiency
Humoral immunity is predominantly affected
Child should receive double dose of all vaccines
Patients with SCID have normal thymus
SCID: It is due to adenosine deaminase deficiency SCID- combined antibody and cellular defect Live vaccines are contraindicated in SCID Patients with SCID have very small thymus; tonsils & adenoids are also absent or underdeveloped
Primary Immunodeficiency