treatment
Last reviewed 01/2018
SCID is difficult to treat. Basic principles include:
- attention to good nutrition
- antibiotic therapy early in illness
Intravenous infusion of gamma globulin in doses of 100-400 mg/kg may provide temporary relief. Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation may restore immunologic function fully.
Patients with ADA deficiency may receive ADA gene transfer using marrow cells.