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. 2013 Nov 21;44(1):143–159. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2013.09.003

Table 2.

Conditions leading to impaired immune function and resulting in increased risk of pneumonia

Congenital Acquired
Innate Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Complement deficiency
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
Bronchiectasis
Secondary ciliary dyskinesia
Adaptive Immunoglobulin deficiency
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Retrovirus infection (eg, FIV, FeLV)
Endocrine or metabolic disease (eg, DM or HAC)
Chemotherapy and other immunosuppressive therapy
Splenectomy

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; FeLV, feline leukemia virus; FIV, feline immunodeficiency virus; HAC, hyperadrenocorticism.

Data from Refs.23, 24, 25; with permission.