Serum Viral Antibody Titer in Vestibular Neuronitis
1993; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 113; Issue: sup503 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3109/00016489309128078
ISSN1651-2251
AutoresToshiaki Shimizu, Toru Sekitani, Tetsuyasu Hirata, Hirotaka Hara,
Tópico(s)Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
ResumoAbstractFifty—seven cases of vestibular neuronitis were evaluated for viral infection by means of serum, antibody liter. The viruses tested were herpes simplex virus, varicella—zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, EB virus, adenovirus, influenza virus A, influenza virus B, parainfluenza virus 3, mumps virus, rubella virus and measles virus. Paired sera were examined in 49 cases among 57 cases, 26 cases showed significant change (four—fold or greater change) in viral antibody titer. Only one case (53—year old female) showed high HSV 1 IgM antibody level by ELISA method, so the vestibular neuronitis in this case was assumed to have a close relation to viral infection.Key Words: viral infectionindirect immunofluorescent antibody techniqueELISA
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