The Immunoglobulins and Nutritional Status

It has been known for a long time that protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) is always accompanied by a decrease in the levels of the serum 

Serum Ig Levels in Young Infants with Kwashiorkor 

In Egyptian children with kwashiorkor whose clinical disease became apparent before 7 months of age there was a regular long-delayed and 

Using semiquantitativc immunoclectrophoresis in 21 Egyptian children with kwashiorkor without evidence of infections, serum IgG precipitin arcs were more or less unchanged and were similar to the normal pattern. Thirteen of the children with severe kwashiorkor had serum IgM precipitin arcs that were shorter and less dense than the normal arcs. The majority of the rest had normal scrum IgM lines. Eighteen of the chil- 

Skbum Immunoglobulin Values (mg/100 ml) in Children WITH Protein-Calorie Malnutrition  

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