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    Disorders That Can Cause Immunodeficiency

    Disorders That Can Cause Immunodeficiency

    Type

    Examples

    Blood

    Aplastic anemia

    Leukemia

    Multiple myeloma

    Sickle cell disease

    Cancer

    Many types of cancers

    Chromosomal

    Down syndrome

    Infectious

    Chickenpox (varicella)

    Cytomegalovirus infections

    Epstein-Barr virus infections

    Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

    Measles

    Some bacterial infections

    Hormonal

    Diabetes mellitus

    Kidney

    Chronic kidney disease

    Nephrotic syndrome

    Liver

    Chronic hepatitis

    Liver failure

    Musculoskeletal

    Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)

    Spleen

    Removal of spleen

    Other

    Alcohol use disorder

    Burns

    Undernutrition

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