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  • Nappy rash
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nappy_rash/
    or hepatosplenomegaly may be present Immunodeficiency Management Investigations Generally, no investigations …
  • Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
    , history of immunodeficiency Immunisation history Sick contacts Exposure to herpes simplex virus High level …
  • Hereditary angioedema (C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hereditary_angioedema_(C1-esterase_inhibitor_deficiency)/
    ://allergy.org.au/patients/immunodeficiencies/hae . (viewed Feb 2025) Bennett G, et al. Hereditary angioedema …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    be prolonged in young children or those with immunodeficiency PCR testing can remain positive for up to 3 weeks …
  • Acute meningococcal disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_meningococcal_disease/
    Vaccination status, including Men B Risk factors Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Immunodeficiency …
  • Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sexually_transmitted_infections_STIs/
    , severe illness/nausea/vomiting/high fever, tubo-ovarian abscess, immunodeficiency Ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg …
  • Rhinitis and rhinosinusitis
    www.rch.org.au/Persistent_nasal_discharge_rhinosinusitis/.aspx
    in environmental temperature If recurrent or severe, consider rarer causes Anatomical anomalies Immunodeficiency …
  • Blood product prescription
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Blood_product_prescription/
    neonates up to 28 days post-term, pregnant women and children with severe combined immunodeficiency disease …
  • Death of a child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Death_of_a_child/
    and liver failure, cystic renal disease, metabolic disorders with lactic acidosis, immunodeficiency or bone …