Assessment of Immunoglobulin-E and Interleukin-4 Levels in Papular Urticaria Patients | ||||
| Suez Canal University Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 11, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2016, Page 101-106 PDF (522.7 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/scumj.2016.43975 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Doaa A Ewais  1; Moustafa M Eyada1; Fadia M Attia2; Amal H Ahmed1
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| 1Department of Dermatology and Venereolgy, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Papular urticaria is a common and often annoying disorder manifested by chronic papules caused by a hypersensitivity reaction. The link between atopic immune responses (high serum IgE, IL-4) and the development of rash is clear and has been extensively evaluated in the literature. Aim: This study was designed to find possible co relation between serum levels of IgE and IL-4 and popular urticaria. Patient and Methods: A case control study was done that included 30 patients and 30 controls who were selected randomly according to the eligibility criteria. Assessment of serum IG-E and IL-4 levels was evaluated using sandwich ELISA approach. Results: Twenty-six patients (87%) have borderline level of IgE, 1 (3%) have high level, while normal IgE level was found in 3 (10%). In the control group, 3 subjects (10%) have borderline level of IgE and 27 (90%) have normal level, while no subject had high IgE level were found. Conclusions: The present study confirmed the significantly higher values of serum IgE and IL-4 in papular urticaria patients. There was statistically significant correlation between the IL-4 and IgE levels in papularr urticaria patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Atopy; Hypersensitivity; Urticaria; Ig-E; IL-4 | ||||
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