Lymphocytopenia

As lymphopenia ( lymphocytopenia ) refers to a deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood. Can lymphopenias by viral infections, rare disorders of the immune system including some autoimmune diseases, malignant changes of the bone marrow and by some immunosuppressive drugs, such as are used for example in some chemotherapies caused.

Those suffering from AIDS, also exhibit a lack of lymphocytes, in which case the T cells to. A lymphopenia may also occur as a result of extremely high radiation exposure, as was the case with victims of the Chernobyl disaster.

In a lymphopenia increases the risk of developing viral infections due to lack of lymphocytes. According to a new, unconfirmed hypothesis by researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California, lymphopenias may possibly be involved in the pathogenesis of some autoimmune diseases.