X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Introduction: X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: XLA is sometimes called Bruton type, X-linked infantile, or congenital agammaglobulinemia. One out of 100,000 people have XLA. Defects on the X ... more about X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.

X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Immune deficiency from lack of antibodies. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia is available below.

Symptoms of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Frequent pus-producing infections
• Inner ear infections
• Lung infections
• Sinus infections
• Pneumonia

See full list of 15 symptoms of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Medical Textbooks Online about X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Less Common Symptoms of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Chronic diarrhea

Read more about symptoms of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Diagnostic Tests for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Immune function blood tests
• B-cell level blood test
• Immunoglobulin levels blood test
• Antibody tests - antibodies to specific germs are missing.

Read more about tests for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Wrongly Diagnosed with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia?

• Misdiagnosis of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Causes of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Read more about causes of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.

Treatments for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) - a life-long course of treatment.
• PEG-ADA enzyme replacement therapy - for SCID with ADA deficiency.

Read more about treatments for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Videos for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Patient Surveys for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Patient Profile Survey
  Take Survey  View Results
• Survey about the symptoms of your X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
  Take Survey  View Results

Statistics for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Medical statistics for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
• Death and Mortality statistics for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
• Society statistics for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

Stories from Users Related to X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

• Autism-Vaccine Links Get Test In Court
• hot spots on x-rays
• I am worried this is linked to my brain.....
• X-linked agamglobulinemia
• Dizziness, headaches, and loss of consciousness x 14 years
• x-ray help
• Depo Provera Shot... Please help, I'm at my wits end x
• Rounded shadows & "wispy" x-ray images around my lower tibia
• X Ray spot

Related forums and stories:

• Rare Diseases (105)
  • Adrenal dysfunction?
  • Hashimoto's, Adrenal Problem, Lyme's or Mercury Poisoning?
  • shy-drager need help please
  • Kearns-Sayre syndrome
  • Adrenal insufficiency or?
  • More user stories

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

Article Excerpts about X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

XLA is sometimes called Bruton type, X-linked infantile, or congenital agammaglobulinemia. One out of 100,000 people have XLA. Defects on the X chromosome cause XLA. Only boys get XLA. That is because girls have two sets of X chromosomes, and the normal copy compensates for the faulty gene. (Source: excerpt from Primary Immune Deficiency, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Definitions of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia:

X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia, or a subtype of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)