Serum immunoglobulins in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni.

ABSTRACT

The authors evaluated immunglobulins IgA, IgC and IgM in two groups of schistosomiasis patients, 20 presenting the hepato-intestinal form (HI) and 20 the hepatosplenic form (HS). The results indicated abnormalities in the following proportions IgA HI = 55% HS = 45% IgC HI = 85% HS = 95% IgM HI = 75% HS = 85% The authors compare the values of each immunoglobulin in the two groups of patients and evaluate their results.