The relation between the two forms of COPT and levels of total IgG and IgM in acute and chronic schistosomiasis mansoni.

ABSTRACT

COPT was performed on 55 acute and 48 chronic male patients with schistosomiasis mansoni as well as on 20 control normal subject. The percentage of the segmented and the bleb reactions were determined. The total levels of IgG, IgM and IgA were measured. There was no distinct evidence that COPT shows only bleb precipitations in acute cases and only segmented reactions in chronic cases. The total levels of IgG were higher in patients who showed segmented that in those who showed bleb reactions especially in the segmented but not the bleb reactions especially in chronic cases. IgM may be responsible for the bleb reactions in acute cases.