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Immunologist Richard Schiff, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Schiff is Global Medical Director, Immune Therapy, Baxter Bioscience.

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How come you don't look sick when you have PI?

People with PI get infections more often and take longer to recover.
However, when they are not experiencing an infection, they are likely to look like anyone else. There are many variables which affect whether a person with PI looks sick, including the type of PI and the type of therapy they are using. So a person with PI who's receiving therapy and who's not experiencing many infections may look healthy.

The PI Panel cannot respond to questions about individual medical cases, provide second
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