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Immunodeficiency is a clinical condition in which the diagnosis is suspected on clinical grounds and confirmed by laboratory evidence of impaired function of the immune system. The clinical events which should raise the possibility of immunodeficiency are:(a) recurrent bacterial infections, (b) infection with unusual organisms or (c) persistent infection at a single site. Other causes of these events are (a) structural abnormalities, including genetic or developmental, e.g. horseshoe kidneys, meningeal fistulae, and acquired, e.g. bronchial foreign body obstruction, bronchial metaplasia, and (b) metabolic disorders, including genetic, e.g. cystic fibrosis, and acquired, e.g. diabetes.
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Thompson, R.A. (1994). Strategies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Immunodeficiency Diseases. In: Eibl, M.M., Huber, C., Peter, H.H., Wahn, U. (eds) Symposium in Immunology III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78438-5_13
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