Autoimmunity in amoebiasis.
Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) and symptomatic intestinal amoebiasis cases were assessed by indirect haemagglutination assay for auto-reactive IgG and IgA class of antibodies in response to healthy human serum IgG and IgA. The present results indicated the presence of autoreactive IgG and IgA class of antibodies in ALA and intestinal amoebiasis respectively.
Nayeem
M A
MA
Department of Gastroenterology, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Habibullah
C M
CM
Begum
S
S
Ishaq
M
M
D015551:Autoimmunity; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000276:immunology*
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G