Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

A hereditary disease that develops in adulthood and is characterized by chronic liver disorders (cirrhosis), respiratory disorders (emphysema), and rarely panniculitis.

Sinusitis

Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses owing to a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, allergy, or an autoimmune reaction.


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PMID (PMCID)
6971926
MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
Successful spleno-renal shunt and splenectomy in two patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Sotos JF, Cutler EA, Romshe CA, Clatworthy HW Jr.
J Pediatr Surg. 1981;16(1):12-6.
One of the patients has chronic severe headaches, diarrhea, exudative enteropathy, sinusitis, and hematuria, all uncommon in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency but possibly related to the antienzyme deficiency.