An 18-Month-Old Female Patient Is Diagnosed with Her Fifth Ear

An 18-month-old female patient is diagnosed with her fifth ear infection in the past 10 months.The physician notes that the child's growth rate has decreased from the 60th percentile for height and weight to the 15th percentile over that same time period.The child has been treated for thrush consistently since the third ear infection.The nurse understands that the patient is at risk for

A) primary immunodeficiency.
B) secondary immunodeficiency.
C) cancer.
D) autoimmunity.

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