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Disorders of Immunoglobulin Synthesis

Contents
  1. Read book excerpt
  2. Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Introduction
  3. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Misdiagnosis
  4. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Complications
  5. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Treatments
  6. Clinical trials
  7. Diagnosis of Common Variable Immunodeficiency
  8. Common Variable Immunodeficiency Overview
  9. More book excerpts for Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Disorders of Immunoglobulin Synthesis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Hypogammaglobulinemia


Congenital
   X-linked agammaglobulinemia
   Selective IgA deficiency
   Severe combined immunodeficiency
Acquired
   Common variable immunodeficiency
   Lymphoproliferative disorders
       Plasma cell myeloma
       Lymphoma
       Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
   Radiation therapy
   Antineoplastic chemotherapy
   Associated with thymoma

Hypergammaglobulinemia


Polyclonal
   Chronic inflammatory disease
       Chronic infections
       Collagen-vascular disorders
       Malignancy
       Hepatic cirrhosis
       Chronic active hepatitis
       AIDS or HIV infection
       Inflammatory bowel disease
       Sarcoidosis
       Others
   Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy
Monoclonal
   Lymphoproliferative malignancies
       Plasma cell myeloma
       NHL
       Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
       Macroglobulinemia
       Heavy chain diseases
   Amyloidosis
   Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

References


1. Rosen RS: Immunodeficiency Diseases, p. 968. See Bibliography, 2.
2. Baird SM: Plasma Cell Neoplasms—General Considerations, p. 1097. See Bibliography, 2.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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