Serum immunoglobulin levels in hepatitis Non-A, Non-B: A comparison with hepatitis A and B
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 8 (3) , 98-100
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01641470
Abstract
The serum levels of IgA, IgG and IgM were determined by the single radial immunodiffusion method in 86 patients with acute viral hepatitis serologically differentiated by radioimmunoassays. The levels of IgA and IgG were similar in patients with hepatitis A, B and non-A, non-B, while differences in IgM levels were observed between the three groups. The hepatitis non-A, non-B group had significantly lower levels of IgM than both the hepatitis A and hepatitis B group, a finding which may be diagnostically useful if hepatitis A serology fails. Die Serumspiegel von IgA, IgG und IgM wurden mit Hilfe der radialen Immundiffusion bei 86 Patienten mit akuter serologisch mit Radioimmunoassay differenzierter Virushepatitis bestimmt. Die Spiegel von IgA und IgG unterschieden sich bei Patienten mit Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B und Nicht-A-nicht-B-Hepatitis nicht wesentlich voneinander; jedoch waren die Spiegel von IgM in den drei Gruppen unterschiedlich hoch. Die Gruppe mit Hepatitis nicht-A, nicht-B hatte signifikant niedrigere IgM-Spiegel als die Gruppen mit Hepatitis A und Hepatitis B. Dieses Ergebnis kann von diagnostischem Nutzen sein, wenn die Hepatitis-A-Serologie versagt.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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