Assessment of Humoral Response in Acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis

ABSTRACT

The Imrmmoglobulin levels (IgA, IgM, IgG) in 53 patients suffering from acute hematogenous osteomyelitis were compared with 32 controls of comparable age and sex. IgA levels were significantly decreased in stage I and stage II, as compared with controls, while IgM levels were increased in stage I compared to control and in stage II there was decline in IgM levels. IgG levels showed an increase in stage I and a further increase in stage II as compared to control group, thereby sharing an increase in IgG levels with improvement in disease conditions.