Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 When was diagnosed, she had " Selective IgA Deficiency " . I'm not sure if there is any difference ... but I know she has SOME IgA ... they just can't give me a more definitive number than " less than 4 " . I'm not even sure what exactly that means. I myself have always dropped the " Selective " . It's never meant anything to me, but maybe there is some definition to it? But I don't think it's that there is " some " vs. " none " , unless her initial diagnosis was written incorrectly? Now you've got me wondering! , Mom to , 4, IgA Deficient, Asthma, Chronic ear/sinus infections and Connor, 6, home with strep throat . Perhaps doctors use two different terms when they talk among each other to show which kids have more severe cases of IgA and which kids have milder cases. Although I am completely new to this entire thing, I usually see and hear doctors using " IgA Deficiency " for those kids who make SOME but still very low amounts of IgA and " SELECTIVE IgA " for those who don't make ANY IgA, and perhaps that is where the confusion came from. You know, shop talk as opposed to textbook definitions? Happens all the time in every profession.... /Dayann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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