Selective IgA deficiency, hypothyroidism and congenital lymphoedema

Authors

Alison L. Jones, University of WollongongFollow
D J. Webb, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

RIS ID

62599

Publication Details

Jones, A. L. Webb, D. J. (1996). Selective IgA deficiency, hypothyroidism and congenital lymphoedema. Scottish Medical Journal, 41 (1), 22-23.

Abstract

The occurrence of selective IgA deficiency and hypothyroidism with congenital lymphoedema has never previously been documented, although the association of hypogammaglobulinaemia with congenital lymphoedema has previously been reported and can result in recurrent respiratory infections. We report a 34 year old woman with congenital lymphoedema who was found to have symptomatic autoimmune hypothyroidism and asymptomatic selective IgA deficiency.