VIRAL-INFECTIONS AND IGE LEVELS

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  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 41  (3) , 158-159
Abstract
Six non-atopic patients with respiratory infections due to a variety of viruses demonstrated a consistent drop in Ig[immunoglubulin]E levels (35% to 87%) in the convalescent phase compared to the acute phase of infection, suggesting that the viral agent affects T [thymus derived] lymphocytes to suppress and hence B [bone marrow derived] lymphocytes to secrete IgE.