Study of complement activation product in active rheumatic fever

ABSTRACT

Serum complement C3 and C4 levels immunoglobulin levels have been done for 160 children with active rheumatic fever. The C3 serum level was found to be significantly decreased in the group of rheumatic chorea. The immunoglobulins IgM and IgA were significantly increased in all the patients studied. All C3, C4 and the immunoglobulins [G, A, M] serum levels were assayed by the automated immunochemical precipitation techniques using the ICS