regarding primary immune deficiencis

Document ID: SSA-2006-0070-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Social Security Administration
Received Date: August 15 2006, at 12:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Comment Due Date: October 3 2006, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 801cec28
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Immune System Disorders

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Whenever a section refers to primary immune deficiencies and examples are given, the word "agammaglobulinemia" appears. This is also known as hypogammaglobulinemia and more recently as Common Variable Immunodeficieny Disorder (CVID). I think it would be less confusing and more helpful to refer to this specific immune disorder as CVID as identified by the Immune Deficiency Foundation.