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The causes of increase and decrease in B-lymphocytes carrying IgA
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Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
Diseases and conditions leading to a change in the number of B-lymphocytes carrying IgA
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Increase in the |
Decrease in the indicator |
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Acute and chronic bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic lupus erythematosus Chronic lymphatic leukemia Endothelioma, osteosarcoma Myeloma Illness Macroglobulinemia Waldenström Candidamycosis, cystic fibrosis Diseases of the respiratory tract (bronchial asthma, tuberculosis) Monoclonal Gammopathy |
Physiological hypogammaglobulinemia (in children aged 3-5 months) Congenital hypogammaglobulinemia or agammaglobulinemia Diseases that lead to the exhaustion of the immune system:
Acute viral infection Chronic bacterial infection |