Secretory otitis media. An immune complex disease.
The purpose of our paper is to propose a possible mechanism involving an immune-mediated disease process. A microbiological, biochemical and immunological approach to substantiate such a mechanism is presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000032:analysis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D003176:Complement C3; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D009113:Muramidase