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Causes of IgA-carrying B-lymphocytes rise and fall
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Diseases and conditions that lead to changes in the number of B-lymphocytes carrying IgA
Increase in the indicator |
Decrease in the indicator |
Acute and chronic bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic lupus erythematosus Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Endothelioma, osteosarcoma Myeloma Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia Candidiasis, cystic fibrosis Respiratory diseases (bronchial asthma, tuberculosis) Monoclonal gammopathy |
Physiological hypogammaglobulinemia (in children aged 3-5 months) Congenital hypogammaglobulinemia or agammaglobulinemia Diseases that lead to depletion of the immune system:
Acute viral infection Chronic bacterial infection |