Table: Disorders That Can Cause Immunodeficiency - Merck Manuals Consumer Version

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Disorders That Can Cause Immunodeficiency

Type	Examples
Blood	Aplastic anemia Leukemia Multiple myeloma (a cancer) Sickle cell disease
Cancer	Many types of cancers
Chromosomal	Down syndrome
Infections	Chickenpox (varicella) Cytomegalovirus infections Epstein-Barr virus infections Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection Measles Some bacterial infections
Hormonal	Diabetes mellitus
Kidney	Build up of toxic substances in the blood (uremia) Chronic kidney disease Nephrotic syndrome
Liver	Hepatitis Liver failure
Musculoskeletal	Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)
Spleen	Removal of spleen
Other	Alcoholism Burns Undernutrition

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