Complement 2 deficiency

Complement 2 deficiency
Classification and external resources
Specialty hematology
ICD-10 D84.1
ICD-9-CM 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 systemic lupus erythematosus (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" (PDF). J. Clin. Immunol. 23 (4): 297–305. doi:10.1023/A:1024540917593. PMID 12959222.
  2. Sherwood L. Gorbach; John G. Bartlett; Neil R. Blacklow (2004). Infectious diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-0-7817-3371-7. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. Parija (2009-01-01). Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology. Elsevier India. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-81-312-2163-1. Retrieved 13 November 2010.


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