ABSTRACT
Serum immunoglobulins were estimated in 34 patients selected randomly and 6 controls. 27 had fungal corneal ulcers and seven had bacterial corneal ulcers. The IgM was low in 7 patients who had fungal keratitis. One patient who had IgM only 25 mgs./100cc of serum immunoglobulin, developed fungal ulcer in both eyes (fusarium in one eye) within a year. IgG was increased in 16 patients. No control had rise of IgG or fall of IgM.
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Humans , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Keratitis/immunology , Mycoses/immunologyABSTRACT
Os autores descrevem as principais alteraçöes patológicas da córnea devidas a interferência de processos imunológicos. As entidades säo separadas pelos mecanismos causadores em ceratopatias por auto agressäo e desencadeados por antígenos conjuntivais, corneanos, articulares e haptenos, e em ceratopatias por Heteroagressäo onde os antígenos säo proteínas de vírus, bactérias e outros micro-organismso. Os mecanismos gerais do processo imunológico säo discutidos em toda a sua extensäo
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Humans , Antibody Formation , Antigens, Viral/immunology , Corneal Diseases/immunology , Immunity, Cellular , Keratitis/immunology , Aggression/physiology , Immune System DiseasesABSTRACT
Exposiçäo do quadro clínico e evoluçäo das ceratites micóticas; Dados laboratoriais para diagnóstico diferencial e terapêutica possível na atualidade