Content of total immunoglobulin E in patients with acute appendicitis

The authors investigated the content of total immunoglobulin E in 34 patients with different forms of acute appendicitis. Higher level of immunoglobulin E was revealed in 19 patients. All the patients had destructive forms of appendicitis, in the third of the patients they were complicated by the de...

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Published inVestnik hirurgii im. I.I. Grekova Vol. 160; no. 2; p. 28
Main Authors Druzhinina, T A, Molotilov, B A, Baranova, N I, Ivachev, A S
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 2001
Subjects
Acute Disease
Appendicitis - blood
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - immunology
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Immunoglobulin E - blood
Peritonitis - etiology
Postoperative Complications
Suppuration - etiology
Surgical Wound Infection - etiology
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Summary:The authors investigated the content of total immunoglobulin E in 34 patients with different forms of acute appendicitis. Higher level of immunoglobulin E was revealed in 19 patients. All the patients had destructive forms of appendicitis, in the third of the patients they were complicated by the development of local peritonitis or by spread of the inflammation outside the appendix. The postoperative period in patients with the elevated level of immunoglobulin E was characterized by a higher incidence of purulent wound complications which can be accounted for by the initially more severe forms of lesions of the appendix.
ISSN:0042-4625