Immunoglobulin Deficiency

[justinekno]

Is there any significance to an immunoglobulin IgE deficiency?

[Phasmid]

I have been looking for current published research, can't find. Most of what I'm finding is very old. I keep looking...

[peglem]

Like IgA deficiency, it increases risk of autoimmunity. That's about all I can find about it.

[justinekno]

Our dr (immunologist) is running another immune panel to see if he can find one more immunoglobulin deficiency so that our ins will cover IVIG. Not sure if we're going down that road yet but I guess we have to explore all options. I was actually suprised to see that there was even one deficiency bc our other dr interpreted the results saying his immune system was strong.

 

Like IgA deficiency, it increases risk of autoimmunity. That's about all I can find about it.

[peglem]

Our dr (immunologist) is running another immune panel to see if he can find one more immunoglobulin deficiency so that our ins will cover IVIG. Not sure if we're going down that road yet but I guess we have to explore all options. I was actually suprised to see that there was even one deficiency bc our other dr interpreted the results saying his immune system was strong.

 

Like IgA deficiency, it increases risk of autoimmunity. That's about all I can find about it.

IgE and IgA deficiencies are not well studied and they are not sure yet what the implications are, so they are often disregarded by practitioners. The IgGs are much better known (although they still have a lot to learn) and is what is replaced by IVIG, so those will be the ones most physicians will focus on.