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Variation in serum immunoglobulin levels in acute trichinosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Robert M. Matossian ,
Ibrahim Salti  and
Edouard Stephan
Robert M. Matossian
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology and Virology, American University of Beirut
Ibrahim Salti
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut
Edouard Stephan
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, French Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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Abstract

An early rise in serum IgE levels was observed in five of seven patients with acute primary trichinosis. Parallel increases in the total IgG, IgM and IgA levels, as well as specific IgG and IgM antibody titres to Trichinella spiralis larval antigen, were detected in two. The elevated levels persisted long after the clinical recovery of the patients.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , March 1977 , pp. 1 - 4
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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