title: [Immune level in diffuse peritonitis (author's transl)].
abstract: In patients suffering from diffuse peritonitis serum levels of Ig A, Ig M and Ig G were examined. In general, there was no decrease of serum concentration. On the contrary an increase of Ig M and Ig A with a concomitant decrease of the serum albumin level could be observed in the postoperative phase. This happened especially in patients with a lethal outcome. The results obtained do not speak for a severe impairment of the humoral immunity in patients with diffuse peritonitis. Final conclusions concerning the evaluation of an additional gammaglobulin therapy in patients with peritonitis cannot be drawn.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D012709:Serum Albumin
vernacular_title: Wert der Immunglobulinbestimmungen bei diffuser Peritonitis.