RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: The child with an incidental finding of low IgA
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 231
OP 235
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312386
VO 103
IS 5
A1 Adrienne Sullivan
A1 Ruth M Bland
A1 Rosie Hague
YR 2018
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/103/5/231.abstract
AB Low or absent immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels are frequently found in children in whom immunodeficiency is not suspected. IgA deficiency is the most common primary immunodeficiency disorder in the UK affecting approximately 1 in 600 people. Isolated IgA deficiency is often identified coincidentally when investigating a child for conditions such as coeliac disease. The aim of this article is to provide a structured approach to the history, investigation and management of an isolated IgA deficiency.