J Thorac Imaging 1999 Jan;14(1):37-50
Pulmonary disease in the immunocompromised child.
Pennington DJ, Lonergan GJ, Benya EC.
Immune deficiency states in children may be related to primary immunodeficiency
syndromes or secondary disorders of the immune system. The secondary
immunodeficiencies in children include human immunodeficiency virus-associated
acquired immunodeficiency, as well as immunosuppression secondary to
antineoplastic chemotherapeutic agents, bone marrow transplantation, and drugs
given to prevent transplant rejection. This article discusses the common primary
and secondary immunocompromised states of childhood, with emphasis on their
attendant infectious, lymphoproliferative, and neoplastic complications
