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Alpha‐Heavy Chain Disease
Author(s) -
Sala Pierguido,
Tonutti Elio,
Mazzolini Saulle,
Antonutto Guglielmo,
Bramezza Maria
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1983.tb01523.x
Subject(s) - disease , alpha (finance) , medicine , alpha chain , immunology , surgery , construct validity , receptor , patient satisfaction
The occurrence of alpha‐heavy chain disease in an Italian adult, working in Libya, is reported, characterized by a spontaneous clinical and immunological recovery. It is suggested that the patient could have acquired the disease during his stay in an endemic area of alpha‐heavy chain disease, and that the observed spontaneous remission could be related to the removal of environmental pathogenic factors, following his departure from Libya.