Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: The Significance of Immunoglobulin E Levels in Tears and Serum
| Autor: | David Sompolinsky, Zemira Samra, Aron Zavaro, Yomtov Barishak |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
| Předmět: |
Allergy
Eye disease Immunology Keratoconjunctivitis Immunoglobulin E Immunopathology medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Child Serum Albumin Inflammation biology business.industry Age Factors Infant Clinical appearance General Medicine medicine.disease eye diseases Child Preschool Tears Etiology biology.protein sense organs business Vernal keratoconjunctivitis |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 74:158-164 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0097 1018-2438 |
| Popis: | Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VC) is an inflammatory disorder of the outer eye, probably of allergic etiology. The present study was performed on patients with a typical clinical appearance of VC and examined periodically for serum and tear IgE and albumin (HSA). The geometric mean of serum and tear IgE was 219 and 18 IU/ml, respectively, for the patients, but about 100 and less than 1 IU/ml for serum and tears of healthy controls and of parents of VC patients. A positive correlation between variations in tear IgE and tear HSA was observed, indicating that tear IgE levels have a significant influence on the intensity of the inflammatory process. |
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