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. 1972 Feb;10(2):257–265.

Serum IgD concentrations in sarcoidosis and tuberculosis

C E Buckley, Hylary R Trayer
PMCID: PMC1713174  PMID: 4625797

Abstract

Studies of the serum level of IgD in patients with tuberculosis and sarcoidosis reveal evidence of a difference in humoral immunity. Radial diffusion measurements were done of IgD in serums from fifty patients with active tuberculosis, fifty-three patients with sarcoidosis and 103 age, race and sex matched healthy controls. IgD was detected in serums from 20% more tuberculosis patients (P<0·0250) and 20·7% fewer sarcoidosis patients than respective controls (P<0·0005). Multivariate statistical analysis of loge transformed IgD serum levels revealed significantly lower geometric mean IgD levels in sarcoidosis patients (P=0·0018). The age dependence of serum IgD was highly significant (P<0·0001). Age dependent disease effects were detected. High levels of IgD occurred predominantly in older tuberculosis patients while depression of IgD occurred in middle-aged sarcoidosis patients. It is suggested that the elevated levels of serum IgM in patients with sarcoidosis may represent a compensatory change associated with low levels of serum IgD.

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