Immunodeficiency induced by child abuse

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine
T FukunagaK Saijoh

Abstract

We report the case of a 9-year-old girl who died from sepsis from cellulitis of the neck caused by a right ear injury. The autopsy findings showed severe involution of the thymus and atrophy of lymphoid tissues. The impairment of T- and B-cell functions was demonstrated both histologically and immunohistologically. Thymic involution caused by child abuse might lead to secondary immunodeficiency.

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Nov 5, 2014·Pediatrics International : Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society·Yui YamaokaSatoru Miyaishi
Jan 4, 2006·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology·Edoardo Di NaroGiuseppe Loverro
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