What kind of infection does IgA indicate?
Recurrent ear infections, sinusitis, bronchitis and pneumonia are the most common infections seen in patients with Selective IgA Deficiency. Some patients also have gastrointestinal infections and chronic diarrhea. The occurrence of these kinds of infections is easy to understand since IgA protects mucosal surfaces.
Why would IgA be elevated?
If your immunoglobulin level is high, it might be caused by: Allergies. Chronic infections. An autoimmune disorder that makes your immune system overreact, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or celiac disease.
What autoimmune disease causes high IgA?
Levels of IgA also get higher in some autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and in liver diseases, such as cirrhosis and long-term (chronic) hepatitis. IgG. High levels of IgG may mean a long-term (chronic) infection, such as HIV, is present.
What causes elevated IgA?
What should your IgA level be?
immunoglobulin a normal range The IgA normal range differs with age and the IgA normal range for an healthy adult is between 80 – 350 mg/dL.
What does raised IgA mean?
A Signal of Chronic Inflammation/Infection High IgA can indicate chronic inflammation or an infection. Most labs consider values above 400 mg/dL in adults high. The upper limit varies by age and is lower in children and adolescents. IgA is also elevated in people with: Liver damage [1, 2]
What causes elevated IgA levels?
elevated IgA levels are nonspecific, but can be seen in pulmonary and gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases, some autoimmune conditions, liver disease, and plasma cell disorders partial or complete IgA deficiency affects up to 1% of the population, and is commonly asymptomatic.
What does an elevated IgA level mean?
IgA Test Results Interpretation. High or low IgA levels in your test results do not directly mean you have celiac disease. When your test results are outside the normal IgA level, your doctor will ask for further tests. These tests include a Complete Blood Count (CBC) test, a protein blood test or a urine test.
What causes low IgA levels?
Diarrhea
What does it mean to have high serum IgA levels?
IgA. High levels of IgA may mean that monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) or multiple myeloma is present. Levels of IgA also get higher in some autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and in liver diseases, such as cirrhosis and long-term (chronic) hepatitis.