During all the tests looking for something other than Lyme to blame for my symptoms the Neuro discovered I lack immunoglobulin A.
I know the deficiency makes me more likely to catch respiratory infections but my md doesn't know how it has affected the Lyme.
He said he has never had another Lymie lacking IgA and wondered if that was why I got neuro symptoms so fast (bitten 5/13/08, hospitalized 8/6/08).
I found this statement in a definition on Medline Plus "Individual infections should be treated with appropriate antibiotics. In some cases, longer courses of antibiotics may be needed to prevent infections from coming back."
Yet they only gave me 4 weeks of rocephin and insist I don't have Lyme anymore...They'd rather believe I'm nuts.
Is there anyone else out there missing IgA? Or who knows how its lack affects Lyme disease?
Everything is as clear as mud. And I hate being muddy! Posted by bigstan (Member # 11699) on :
Hi, I have chronic lyme for over three years. Of all the Immunoglobulins A,G,M,E,D, only my IgM is very low and it is the largest antibody in the body. Normal is 45-250 mg/dl and mine is 29 it was at one time 19. No doctor can explain why my antibody is suppressed. But it's obvious to me it's the Lyme and co-infections doing it. No wonder I can't get well. I don't know if a lot of people on this board have had there Immunoglobulins tested. Or have even had a doctor request this test.
Posted by Gerifrog (Member # 17990) on :
. The IgA deficiency is congenital, I knew my son had it but was never tested myself. I should have been.
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Posted by hesfoot (Member # 3685) on :
My daughter was tested many times for serum IgA, and she has none.
My husband and I were both tested, and ours is normal. Go figure.
Selective IgA Deficiency is considered a major immune deficiency disease, yet I have never read of any link between it and Lyme. I don't think anyone has looked.
Our daughter has had Lyme for several years.
hesfoot
Posted by hesfoot (Member # 3685) on :
My daughter was tested many times for serum IgA, and she has none.
My husband and I were both tested, and ours is normal. Go figure.
Selective IgA Deficiency is considered a major immune deficiency disease, yet I have never read of any link between it and Lyme. I don't think anyone has looked.
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