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Thymic hypoplasia

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Specialty
  
medical genetics

DiseasesDB
  
34516

ICD-9-CM
  
759.2

ICD-10
  
Q89.2 (note: thymus is classified as endocrine in ICD-10)

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

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

  • 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: hypocalcemia
  • Ataxia telangiectasia: normal levels of calcium
  • References

    Thymic hypoplasia Wikipedia


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