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* Lymphopenia is a redcution in the numbers of lymphocytes in the blood.
* Occurs in:
** Viruses that attack the lymphoid system.
*** For example:
**** [[Paramyxoviridae#Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)|Canine Distemper]]
**** Infectious Canine Hepatitis
**** Feline Infectious Enteritis
**** Bovine Virus Diarrhoea.
** Irradiation
** Corticosteroid therapy.
*** Selectively suppresses lymphocytic activity, and the inflammatory response in general.
*** Other immunosuppressive drugs may act in a similar way.
[[Category:Inflammation]][[Category:To Do - Blood]]