Raised serum IgE levels in chronic inflammatory lung diseases.

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dc.contributor.authorRay, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorDate, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorJairaj, P Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T04:47:01Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T04:47:01Z
dc.date.issued1995-03-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To study the serum IgE response in nonallergic subjects with chronic inflammatory lung diseases. SETTING: Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore. SUBJECTS: Twenty six patients with bronchiectasis, five with pulmonary mycosis referred from all over India and 30 healthy subjects. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum IgE value (determined by radioimmuno assay) above the upper limit of normal control range (136 to 948 iu/ml) was considered as raised level. RESULTS: Of the 26 patients with bronchiectasis 13 had pyogenic infections, six had pulmonary tuberculosis; in six patients sputum culture was sterile while another patient had herpes zoster. Five cases of mycosis included one each of actinomycosis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, cryptococcosis and nocardiasis. The serum IgE levels were raised in 20 (65%) of the 31 patients. CONCLUSION: Associated bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections were probably responsible for inducing an hyper-IgE response in these non-allergic subjects.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Chest Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRay D, Saha K, Date A, Jairaj PS. Raised serum IgE levels in chronic inflammatory lung diseases. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1995 Mar; 40(1): 14-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/47419
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshBronchiectasis --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshChronic Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshImmunoglobulin E --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshLung Diseases, Fungal --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.titleRaised serum IgE levels in chronic inflammatory lung diseases.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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