Platelet associated IgG in uremia

Platelet-associated IgG (PAIgG) levels, a useful adjunct for the evaluation of patients with immunologic mediated thrombocytopenia, were obtained in 36 patients with end stage renal disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Twenty-five of the 36 had elevated PAIgG. Nine of the 36 were thrombocyto...

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Published inClinical nephrology Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 136
Main Authors Thomsen, S, Giuliani, D, Chang, D, Lasker, N, Morse, B S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.09.1983
Subjects
Blood Platelets - analysis
Complement C3 - analysis
Humans
Immunoglobulin E - analysis
Platelet Count
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic - blood
Renal Dialysis
Thrombocytopenia - complications
Uremia - blood
Uremia - complications
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Summary:Platelet-associated IgG (PAIgG) levels, a useful adjunct for the evaluation of patients with immunologic mediated thrombocytopenia, were obtained in 36 patients with end stage renal disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Twenty-five of the 36 had elevated PAIgG. Nine of the 36 were thrombocytopenic and only 3 of the 9 had elevated PAIgG. Fifteen patients in the group admitted to recent substance abuse. All but one had elevated PAIgG and only one patient was thrombocytopenic. In contrast to patients with idiopathic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a direct relationship was not found between PAIgG and total platelet protein (TPP) in the uremic group. It can be concluded that PAIgG values in patients with uremia are difficult to interpret since elevated PAIgG values are found in the majority of uremic patients with normal platelets counts.
ISSN:0301-0430