Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (AAT deficiency)

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Alternate Names : AAT deficiency

Symptoms & Signs

Shortness of breath with and without exertion, and other symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Symptoms of cirrhosis
Unintentional weight loss
Wheezing

Diagnosis & Tests

A physical examination may reveal a barrel-shaped chest. Listening to the chest with a stethoscope may reveal wheezing or decreased breath sounds. The following tests may also help with diagnosis:

Alpha-1 antitrypsin blood test
Arterial blood gases
Chest x-ray
CT scan of the chest
Genetic testing
Pulmonary function test

Your doctor may suspected you having this condition if you develop:

Emphysema before age 45
Emphysema but have never smoked or been exposed to toxins
Liver disease or hepatitis and no other cause can be found

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Review Date : 8/29/2008
Reviewed By : Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, WA; Benjamin Medoff, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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