Immunoglobulin M deficiency
- Immunoglobulin M deficiency
Infobox_Disease
Name = PAGENAME
Caption = Immunoglobulin M
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ICD10 = ICD10|D|80|4|d|80
ICD9 = ICD9|279.02
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OMIM =
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eMedicineSubj = med
eMedicineTopic = 3436
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Immunoglobulin M deficiency (or selective IgM immunodeficiency) is a dysgammaglobulinemia characterized by decreased levels of IgM.
It can be associated with repeated infections.[cite journal |author=Hong R, Gupta S |title=Selective immunoglobulin M deficiency in an adult with Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis and invasive aspergillosis |journal=J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=214–8 |year=2008 |pmid=18564634 |doi= |url=] ]References
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