title: [Clinical, secretory and immunologic studies in Terrien disease].
abstract: The present paper begins with a description of the clinical picture of Terrien's disease. Using radionuclide dacryography (RND) to determine secretion, reduced tear secretion was found unilaterally in four patients and bilaterally in one (as indicated by the half-lives of the conjunctival drainage curves). In four patients RND failed to reveal any reduction in tear secretion on either side. The slightly elevated IgG values found in the tear fluid are in agreement with the clinically detected signs of inflammation. The serum parameters determined, such as iron, magnesium, and copper levels and the electrolyte, uric acid, and creatinine concentrations were normal.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik des Bereiches Medizin der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gornig
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohlmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Merrem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D013666:Tears / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G
vernacular_title: Klinische, sekretorische und immunologische Untersuchungen beim Morbus Terrien.