Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy

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Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 D80.7
ICD-9 279.09
eMedicine ped/2280 

Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy is a form of hypogammaglobulinemia appearing after birth, leading to a reduction in the level of IgG, and also sometimes IgA[1] and IgM.[2] (The ratios of immunoglobulins vary rapidly in all infants, and the term dysgammaglobulinemia, although theoretically applicable, isn't usually used in this context.)

It can result in increased infections, but it can also present without symptoms.[3]

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