Immune status in patients with Meniere's disease
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Vol. 245 (5) , 287-292
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00464632
Abstract
Sera of 164 patients with classical Meniere's disease were screened for autoantibodies, immune complexes and HLA status. Increased thyroid microsomal antibodies were significant in those patients in the 40- to 60-year age range. Raised IgM complexes and Clq component of complement were significant in all age groups. Low levels of IgA complexes were a consistent finding and were significantly lower in the HLA Cw7 group. Patients with migraine had no increased incidence of immune disturbances.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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