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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 734 serum specimens from various clinical disorders along with 100 control samples from healthy subjects were processed for estimation of serum IgG, IgA and IgM employing single radial immunodiffusion procedure. Immunoglobulin deficiency, either selective or combined was noted in 31 males and 24 females in all age groups. Of the 55 cases encountered it was secondary immunoglobulin deficiency which was seen on a larger scale and encountered in patients with Multiple myeloma (16 out of 32) followed by Leprosy (14 out of 250), Lymphoma (5 out of 43), Malaria (4 out of 137), Burns (4 out of 52), Rheumatoid arthritis (2 out of 69) and non lymphoreticular malignancies (1 out of 41) in decreasing order of frequency. Primary immunoglobulin deficiency was observed in nine cases comprising of six belonging to Idiopathic late onset immunoglobulin deficiency, two of dysgammaglobulineamia and a solitary case of Ataxia telangiectasia. Panimmunoglobulin deficiency was observed in six cases, 11 had a dual deficiency while 38 showed deficiency of an isolated class with selective IgA deficiency in 20 cases. Furthermore, one patient each had total absence of IgG or IgA while IgM was not detectable in seven patients. A high suspicion index along with a regular rapport between the clinician and the laboratory personnel is necessary in the diagnostic set up of immunoglobulin deficiency states.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0377-4929
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Arthritis, Rheumatoid, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Ataxia Telangiectasia, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Burns, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Child, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Immunoglobulins, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Leprosy, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Malaria, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9353999-Multiple Myeloma
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of immunoglobulin deficiency cases: a five year study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports