Treatment The goal of treatment is to reduce the number and severity of infections, and to provide genetic counseling to affected families. Receiving immunoglobulins (IVIG) through a vein (intravenously) helps…
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Agammaglobulinemia
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Symptoms & Signs Symptoms include frequent episodes of: * Bronchitis * Chronic diarrhea * Conjunctivitis (eye infection) * Otitis media (middle ear infection) * Pneumonia * Sinusitis * Skin infections…
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Alternate Names : Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia, X-linked agammaglobulinemia Definition Agammaglobulinemia is an inherited disorder in which there are very low levels of protective immune system proteins called immunoglobulins. People with this…