Serial serum immunoglobulin levels in acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis.
In 102 children with acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis, serum immunoglobulin levels at six month follow-up were significantly lower than those on admission to hospital. For those with a normal C 3 level on admission, the admission level of IgG was lower than for the group as a whole, while serum IgA and IgM levels on admission were no different from the group as a whole. Absolute levels of serum immunoglobulin in acute glomerulonephritis will not differentiate one kind of renal lesion from another.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
D007136:Immunoglobulins; D003165:Complement System Proteins