title: Level of plasma proteins in patients with severe odontogenic infection and fever.
abstract: Twenty patients complaining of acute dental infection were admitted to the hospital. Clinical examination, peak of daily temperature for every patient were recorded. Electrophoretic studies of plasma proteins of all patients revealed slight increase of mean value of some plasma proteins (albumin, and gamma globulins) and more pronounced increase of mean values of alpha 1, and alpha 2 and beta globulins. The temperature and plasma proteins returned to normal levels after antibiotics therapy and dental treatment.
authors.affiliation: Oral Surgery Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shaker
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D001831:Body Temperature; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins