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Immunoglobulin D Deficiency: Treatment & Medication

Author: Donald A Dibbern Jr, MD, Consulting Staff (Allergist), Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Coauthor(s): John M Routes, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin; Chief, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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Updated: Aug 3, 2007

Treatment

Medical Care

After excluding more extensive immunodeficiency, possibly with the assistance of an allergist or clinical immunologist, patients do not need further routine care. Longitudinal follow-up examinations with periodic quantitative immunoglobulin measurements and surveillance for immune, infectious, or rheumatologic disease are advised.

Surgical Care

Surgical measures are not a component of treatment.

Consultations

If a nonspecialist discovers the IgD deficiency, refer the patient to an allergist or clinical immunologist to help exclude other more serious related conditions.

Diet

Patients require no special diet.

Activity

Activity restrictions are not necessary.

Medication

Isolated IgD deficiency does not require treatment. Specifically, intravenous or subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy is not indicated. Such immunoglobulin replacement should be considered only if an associated immunodeficiency (eg, common variable immunodeficiency) is present, which is normally treated with immunoglobulin replacement. If immunoglobulin replacement therapy is indicated, see Hypogammaglobulinemia for detailed information on dosage, contraindications, drug interactions, and precautions.

Promptly treat any infections with appropriate antibiotics. Dosage, route, and duration of therapy depend on the suspected pathogen, specific drug chosen, and response to therapy. Check the monograph of a particular antibiotic for detailed information concerning contraindications, drug interactions, and precautions.

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Keywords

IgD deficiency, immunodeficiency syndrome, hypoimmunoglobulinemia D, hypogammaglobulinemia D, dysimmunoglobulinemia D, dysgammaglobulinemia D, selective IgD deficiency, common variable immunodeficiency

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Donald A Dibbern Jr, MD, Consulting Staff (Allergist), Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Donald A Dibbern Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Medical Writers Association, and Oregon Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

John M Routes, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin; Chief, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
John M Routes, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Virology, Clinical Immunology Society, and Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Michael R Simon, MD, MA, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Adjunct Staff, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital
Michael R Simon, MD, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, Michigan State Medical Society, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Disclosure: Secretory IgA, Inc. Ownership interest Board membership

CME Editor

Timothy D Rice, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Timothy D Rice, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Michael A Kaliner, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine; Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Washington Hospital Center; Medical Director, Institute for Asthma and Allergy
Michael A Kaliner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Thoracic Society, and Association of American Physicians
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