Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Recurrent opportunistic infections
HP:0005390
What it means
Increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections as manifested by recurrent episodes of infection by opportunistic agents, i.e., by microorganisms that do not usually cause disease in a healthy host, but are able to infect a host with a compromised immune system.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Frequent opportunistic infections
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