Thymic hypoplasia

Thymic hypoplasia
Thymic hypoplasia in infant with primary immunodeficiency- a) Small thymus b) triangular configuration of thymus

Thymic hypoplasia is a condition where the thymus is underdeveloped or involuted.[1]

Calcium levels can be used to distinguish between the following two conditions associated with thymic hypoplasia:

References

  1. Weedon, David (1 January 2010). "38 - Vascular tumors". Weedon's Skin Pathology (Third Edition). Churchill Livingstone: 887–925.e31. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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