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. 1976 Aug;35(4):377–380. doi: 10.1136/ard.35.4.377

Raised serum immunoglobulin E in Wegener's granulomatosis.

D L Conn, G J Gleich, R A DeRemee, T J McDonald
PMCID: PMC1007400  PMID: 970998

Abstract

Five patients with Wegner's granulomatosis were found to have significantly raised serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. The rise in IgE was not related to the extent of clinical involvement, was not part of a generalized serum immunoglobulin rise, and was not associated with eosinophilia. Raised serum IgE may be a clue to the pathogenesis of this disease.

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