Claire Dendle is an Immunologist based in Melbourne, working from 553 St Kilda Road, VIC 3004. Her work is mainly about how the immune system keeps people safe, and what happens when it doesn’t. That can show up as long-lasting infections, repeat illness, or problems coping with germs that others usually handle without much trouble.
Claire looks after people dealing with immune system conditions and related health issues. This includes patients after a splenectomy (when the spleen has been removed), where infection risk can be higher and care needs to be planned carefully. She also supports people managing immune cell problems, including common variable immune deficiency, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), and chronic B-cell leukaemia (CBCL). At times, her patients are also managing non-Hodgkin lymphoma and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
In many cases, the focus is on catching infections early and helping the body respond better. Claire’s clinical work covers a wide range of infections and immune-linked problems such as meningitis, sepsis, strep throat, and pneumonia-related illness like Legionnaire disease. Viral illnesses can also be part of the picture, including chickenpox, cytomegalovirus infection, and infections where the body’s response becomes unbalanced. She also supports people affected by COVID-19, and other serious conditions like encephalitis and cytomegalic inclusion disease.
Some patients need help when immune blood cells drop, including agranulocytosis, chronic familial neutropenia, and febrile neutropenia. She also works with people who have had a kidney transplant, where immune balance matters a lot. In addition, her care can include situations linked with secondary immunodeficiency (SID). And for people living with complex health needs, she brings the same steady approach to managing immune risk across the different conditions she sees.
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