Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Decreased circulating specific pneumococcal antibody concentration

HP:0012476

What it means

The concentration in the blood circulation of specific immunoglobulins directed against pneumococci is below the lower limit of normal.

In general, this term is meant to be used for reduced specific antipneumococcal antibody concentration in the setting of normal overall immunoglobulin concentration.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decreased specific pneumococcal antibody level · Low pneumococcal antibody titer · Specific pneumococcal antibody deficiency

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.