The most important clue to the diagnosis of immunodeficiency disease in a child is:
a. family history.
b. illness in siblings.
c. previous hospitalizations.
d. serious recurring infections.
D
Although family history, illness in siblings, and previous hospitalizations are helpful clues to discover an immunodeficiency in a child, it is most important to review the occurrence of serious, uncommon infections, such as Pneumocystis jirovecii, or other fungal infections that do not re-spond as expected to therapy.
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