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Immunoglobulin levels in infantile pneumocystosis

1972; BMJ; Volume: 25; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/jcp.25.2.135

1472-4146

Elfriede Kohout, Cornelius Post, Bahram Azadeh, Werner Dutz, Bashi Bandarizadeh, Darius Kadivar,

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Two hundred and twelve determinations of IgA, IgG, and IgM were performed in 50 infants during an epidemic of interstitial plasma cell pneumonia. Criteria for diagnosis are discussed. The immunoglobulin levels in pneumocystic, non-pneumocystic, and normal American infants are compared. An analysis of the findings in individual cases reveals a time-related immunoglobulin response, which helps to elucidate the pathogenicity of the disease.