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Deficientiae Selectiva Iga

Conspectus

Deficientia IgA selectiva est defectus anticorporis pugnantis morbos in systemate immunitario, qui immunoglobulinum A (IgA) appellatur. Homines hac affectione affecti plerumque habent typica immunoglobulina (im-u-no-GLOB-u-lins) alia. Immunoglobulinum est anticorpus a cellulis systematis immunitatis productum ad bacteria, parasitos et alia agentia morbos causantia pugnandum. Anticorpora IgA in sanguine circulantur et inveniuntur in lacrimis, saliva, lacte materno, et humoribus e membrana viarum respiratorum, pulmonum et systematis digestivi emissis. Plurimi homines deficientia IgA selectiva affecti nullos habent symptomatas. Sed quidam homines qui deficientia IgA selectiva afficiuntur, crebras morbos viarum respiratorum, pulmonum et systematis digestivi habent. Deficentia IgA selectiva periculum aliarum affectionum ad systema immunitatis pertinentium, ut allergiae, asthma, arthritis rheumatoides, morbi inflammatorii intestini et aliae, augere potest. Nullum est remedium specifice pro deficientia IgA selectiva. Tractationes in tractandis frequentibus, repetitis vel diuturnis affectionibus quae cum hoc morbo systematis immunitatis evolvuntur, conantur.

Signa

Plurimi homines cum immunodeficientiâ IgA selectivâ nullos habent symptomas. Quidam homines morbos frequentius quam typicum habent. Etiam morbum peculiarem habere possunt qui saepe redit. Morbos frequentes habere non necessario significat hominem immunodeficientiam IgA selectivam habere.

Homines cum immunodeficientiâ IgA selectivâ habere possunt episodios frequentes vel repetitos sequentium:

  • Infectiones auris, praesertim in pueris parvis.
  • Catarrhos.
  • Infectiones sinuum.
  • Morbos pulmonum, ut bronchitis vel pneumonia.
  • Giardiasin, morbum parasiticum systematis digestivi qui diarrhoeam causat.

Pueri cum morbis frequentibus bene non edere possunt vel pondus typicum aetati suae non augere.

Causae

Defectio selectiva IgA evenit cum cellulae systematis immunitatis nulla vel pauca anticorpora IgA producunt. Ratio exacta cur cellulae haec anticorpora non producunt, ignota est.

Quidam medicamentum ad curationem convulsionum, epilepsiae, vel arthritis rheumatica adhibitum, defectio selectiva IgA in quibusdam hominibus causare potest. Defectio manere potest postquam medicamentum iam non sumitur.

Res Periculi

Historia familiaris deficientiae selectivae IgA riscum morbi auget. Quaedem variationes genum deficientiae selectivae IgA annectere videntur, sed nullum gen uspiam morbum directe efficere notum est.

Complicationes

People with a condition called selective IgA deficiency are more likely to develop other health problems later in life. This means they might experience a higher chance of certain illnesses than people without this deficiency. These additional health concerns include:

  • Allergies and asthma: This is a common link, as the immune system plays a role in both.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis: This is a type of inflammatory joint disease.
  • Celiac disease: This is an autoimmune disorder where the body reacts to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): This includes conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which cause inflammation in the digestive tract.
  • Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID): This is a more severe immune deficiency where the body doesn't make enough of certain types of infection-fighting proteins called immunoglobulins. People with CVID have a broader range of immune system issues than those with just IgA deficiency.

People with selective IgA deficiency might have problems if they receive blood transfusions or other treatments using blood products. Their bodies don't make IgA, a type of protein that helps the immune system identify and respond to foreign substances. When someone with IgA deficiency gets blood products, their immune system might mistakenly think the blood or blood products are foreign invaders. This can trigger an immune response, leading to a reaction.

These reactions can include:

  • High fever: A significant increase in body temperature.
  • Chills: Feeling cold and shivering.
  • Sweating: The body's way of regulating temperature.
  • Other symptoms: This could include things like nausea, vomiting, or itching.

In very rare cases, a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis can occur. This is a life-threatening medical emergency.

To ensure appropriate medical care, healthcare providers strongly advise wearing a medical alert bracelet. This bracelet clearly indicates the person has selective IgA deficiency, allowing medical staff to know to use modified blood products or procedures that are safer for the individual. This helps prevent potentially serious reactions during medical procedures.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis deficientiae IgA selectivae in sanguine facta est, ubi immunoglobulina mensurantur. Deficienta IgA potest esse completa vel partialis.

Professionalis sanitatis tuae examen sanguinis immunoglobulinarum ordinare potest, si saepe aut iterum aegrotaveris. Examen etiam pars esse potest seriei experimentorum laboratorium ad alias morbos dignoscendos vel excludendos.

Curatio

Curatio antibiotica prout opus est ad morbum bacterialem curandum praescribuntur. Si morbo diuturno, ut bronchitis chronica, laberis, antibiotica ut curationem praeventivam accipere potes. Haec therapia prophylaxis antibiotica (pro-fuh-LAK-sis) appellatur.

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