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Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies

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Modern Hematology

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The development of the immune system and its function are outlined in Chapter 1. Congenital immunodeficiencies are rare; more details can be found in pediatric textbooks. Here, only the most important entities are discussed. Acquired immunodeficiencies are observed in many lymphoproliferative disorders and during treatment with steroids or chemotherapy with cytostatic drugs. The deficiency of cellular immunity induced by HIV infection is a common problem in many countries. In this chapter, we describe only some hematological consequences of HIV infection.

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  1. Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Vishwas Sakhalkar MD (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Reinhold Munker MD (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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  1. Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Reinhold Munker MD

  2. Ludwigs-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany

    Erhard Hiller MD

  3. Feist Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Jonathan Glass MD

  4. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ronald Paquette MD

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Sakhalkar, V., Munker, R. (2007). Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies. In: Munker, R., Hiller, E., Glass, J., Paquette, R. (eds) Modern Hematology. Contemporary Hematology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-149-9_17

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