Gamuts

Small thymus in an infant

The thymus is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, thymus cell lymphocytes or T cells mature. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Subtypes
Absent thymus in an infant
May Be Caused by
 Common
Agammaglobulinemia
AIDS
Anemia
Birth trauma
Burn
Debilitation
Dysgammaglobulinemia
Sepsis
 Uncommon
Complete transposition of great vessels
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital heart disease
Cyanotic congenital heart disease
Cyclophosphamide
Graft-versus-host disease
Nitrogen mustard
Radiation therapy
Steroid medication
Thymic agenesis
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 8
Zellweger syndrome

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