True about SCID in children is:
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
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
Primary Immunodeficiency