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Year : 1977  |  Volume : 25  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 3-4

Serum immunoglobulins in phlyctenulosis


Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

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R N Tyagi
Department of Ophthalmology, M.M.G. 4, Chhittupur Doctors' Enclave, B.H.U., Varanasi-221005 (UP).
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Tyagi R N, Thakur V, Gupta RM. Serum immunoglobulins in phlyctenulosis. Indian J Ophthalmol 1977;25:3-4

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Several recent reports are available in literature regarding serum immunoglobulin in eye diseases like uveitis, Eale's, trachoma and keratitis.[1] However, not a single report could be found related to Phlyctenulosis. Serum immunoglobulins (G, A & M) were estimated to find out whether there was a change in the levels in phlyctenular cases.


  Materials and Methods Top


Twenty-nine healthy individuals (Group A) and twenty-nine cases of phlyctenulosis (Group B) were subjected to this study. Cases in both groups belonged to same age group.

Besides other routine investigations, the serum im­munoglobulins were estimated by single radial diffusion method.


  Results Top


[Table - 1] shows the levels of serum im­munologlobulin G, A and M in individual cases of phlyctenulosis.

Statistically there is highly significant rise in serum IgG level (P=< 0.001) and significant rise in IgM level (P= <0.05) in cases of phlyc­tenulosis [Table - 2]


  Discussion Top


The differential analysis of various serum immunogobulins in normal subjects in our study reveals that mean values of different fractions more or less approximated with those reported by Hobbs and Hepner[3], Sehgal and Aikat[4] and Gupta et al.[2]

In phlyctenulosis cases the serum immuno­globulin G and M are found to be at significantly higher levels (P=

  Summary Top


Estimation of serum immunoglobulin G, A and M was carried out in 29 healthy indivi­duals and 29 cases of phlyctenulosis. The serum IgG and IgM were sigificantly raised in cases of phlyctenulosis as compared to normal subjects.


  Acknowledgement Top


We thank Mr. R.J. Verma for his kind help in this study.

 
  References Top

1.
Fahey, J.L.. 1968. W.H.O. Immunology Work­shop notes. All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, India.  Back to cited text no. 1
    
2.
Gupta. R.M.. Gupta. V,M. and Marwah. S.M.. 1975. Ind. Jour. Med. Res., 63, 1055.  Back to cited text no. 2
    
3.
Hobbs. J.R. and Hepner. G.M.. 1968. Lancet , 217.  Back to cited text no. 3
    
4.
Sehgal, S. and Aikat, B.K., 1970, Ind. Jour. Med. Res., 58, 289.  Back to cited text no. 4
    



 
 
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