What is IgA deficiency?

Selective IgA Deficiency is decreased or absent IgA immunoglobulins in the blood serum and secretions. It is one of the most common primary immunodeficiency diseases.

How do members experience IgA deficiency?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with IgA deficiency*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for IgA deficiency*

Who has IgA deficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 3
30s 19
40s 33
50s 24
60s 20
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 93

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What is IgA deficiency?

Selective IgA Deficiency is decreased or absent IgA immunoglobulins in the blood serum and secretions. It is one of the most common primary immunodeficiency diseases.



Common symptoms reported by people with IgA deficiency

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for IgA deficiency

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Compare treatments taken by people with IgA deficiency

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Who has IgA deficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 46 say IgA deficiency is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 3
30s 19
40s 33
50s 24
60s 20
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 17
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 93

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 54
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from IgA deficiency patients who have completed their condition history
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