immunodeficiency

Defect in immunity that impairs the body's ability to resist infection. The immune system may fail to function for many reasons. Immune disorders caused by a genetic defect are usually evident early in life. Others can be acquired at any age through infections (e.g., AIDS) or immunosuppression. Aspects of the immune response that may be affected include lymphocytes, other leukocytes, antibodies, and complement. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which arises from several different genetic defects, disrupts all of these. Depending on the cause, treatment for immunodeficiency may be administration of immunoglobulins, bone-marrow transplant, or therapy for the underlying disease.

immunodeficiency

a deficiency in or breakdown of a person's immune system

immunodeficiency [¦im·yə‚nō·də′fish·ən·sē]

(immunology)

Any defect of antibody function or cell-mediated immunity.

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It contains 20 papers that first introduce the topics of immunity and immunodeficiencies and then provide patient, physician, regulator, and overall perspectives of immunodeficiencies in the European Union, the United States, and the developing world (focusing on India and Argentina).

Focus on immunodeficiencies by SciTech Book News

It is common for children with immunodeficiencies to develop thrush, a fungal infection of the mouth, and other infections of the skin and mucous membranes in the eyes, mouth, and genital area.

Immunodeficiency in Children Information ? by Richard James / Health, general community

The unit also treats older children suffering from other severe primary immunodeficiencies which, if untreated, lead to disability in late childhood and often death by early adulthood.

Aladdin's stars add touch of magic; Celebrities bring festive cheer ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

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