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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) may present in a physical examination of the lungs as emphysema, liver dysfunction, and panniculitis in the skin. | Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) may present in a physical examination of the lungs as emphysema, liver dysfunction, and panniculitis in the skin. | ||
== | ==Differentiating Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency from other Diseases== | ||
* Adult [[hepatitis]] or [[cirrhosis]] of unclear origin | * Adult [[hepatitis]] or [[cirrhosis]] of unclear origin | ||
* Adult pulmonary [[emphysema]] | * Adult pulmonary [[emphysema]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) may present in a physical examination of the lungs as emphysema, liver dysfunction, and panniculitis in the skin.
Differentiating Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency from other Diseases
- Adult hepatitis or cirrhosis of unclear origin
- Adult pulmonary emphysema
- Cachexia
- Hepatitis of unclear origin in children
- Hereditary, autosomal recessive alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Malnutrition
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nonphysiologic neonatal jaundice