Complement 2 deficiency

Complement 2 deficiency
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 D84.1
ICD-9 279.8
OMIM 217000
DiseasesDB 1847

Complement 2 deficiency is a type of complement deficiency caused by any one of several different alterations in the structure of complement component 2.

It has been associated with an increase in infections.[1][2]

It can present similarly to SLE.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alper CA, Xu J, Cosmopoulos K, et al. (July 2003). "Immunoglobulin deficiencies and susceptibility to infection among homozygotes and heterozygotes for C2 deficiency". J. Clin. Immunol. 23 (4): 297–305. doi:10.1023/A:1024540917593. PMID 12959222. http://www.kluweronline.com/art.pdf?issn=0271-9142&volume=23&page=297. 
  2. ^ Sherwood L. Gorbach; John G. Bartlett; Neil R. Blacklow (2004). Infectious diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 11–. ISBN 9780781733717. http://books.google.com/?id=91altE1evAsC&pg=PA11. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  3. ^ Parija (2009-01-01). Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology. Elsevier India. pp. 125–. ISBN 9788131221631. http://books.google.com/books?id=HcgGLfxDJSQC&pg=PA125. Retrieved 13 November 2010.