{"id":28863,"date":"2021-05-08T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T19:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/?page_id=28863"},"modified":"2021-05-12T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T21:33:59","slug":"autoimmunity-lung-disease-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/pulm\/clinical\/rare-and-genetic-lung-disease-program\/autoimmunity-lung-disease-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoimmunity & Immunodeficiency Mediated Lung Disease Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAt UNC, we have established an interdisciplinary team of leading doctors from Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology<\/a> and Pulmonology<\/a> who work closely together and coordinate the care of children with respiratory complications from immune-mediated disorders.<\/p>\n

By holding a combined clinic, patient-families can be seen by multiple specialists at each visit. This reduces the need for families to attend separate doctors\u2019 appointments and improves overall coordination and communication between all members of the care team. For some of our patients, other organ systems might also be affected. When this is the case, we also work to incorporate and streamline consultations and visits with other specialists as much as possible.
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\nScheduling & Referrals<\/a>\nRGLD Team<\/a>\nSupport the RGLD Program<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

What causes Immune-Mediated Lung Disease?<\/h2>\n

For some children with disorders of autoimmunity, immune deficiency, or immune dysregulation, their disease can end up severely affecting their lungs and other organs. These disorders can be linked to a child\u2019s genes, result from certain infections or environmental exposures, or, for some children, the underlying cause may be unknown.<\/p>\nImmune system disorders that have been linked to respiratory disease:<\/span>

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