Immunocompetence and transfer factor therapy in uveitis.
A study of the clinical course of 20 patients with uveitis treated with transfer factor is reported. Twelve (60%) of the patients were initially immunoincompetent on screening. Eight of the 12 changed to an immunocompetent status after treatment and could either decrease or discontinue their anti-inflammatory drugs. Five had a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity. One of the 8 initially immunocompetent patients had a statistically significant visual improvement, and 2 decreased or discontinued all drugs, while 3 increased their drugs.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014165:Transfer Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity
D014165:Transfer Factor