selective IgA deficiency disease

A selective immunoglobulin deficiency disease that is the result of a deficiency of immunoglobulin A (IgA), an antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes lining the mouth, airways, and digestive tract.

Medications that may treat it

anthrax immune globulin cytomegalovirus immune globulin hepatitis B immune globulin varicella-zoster immune globulin

Also known as: Immunoglobulin A deficiency; Selective immunoglobulin A deficiency; selective IgA immunodeficiency