< em > Mycoplasma pneumoniae < /em > Seroprevalence and Total IgE Levels in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

CONCLUSIONS: M. pneumoniae infection should be actively sought in children developing immune-mediated diseases, including patients affected with JIA and, especially, in oligopolyarticular forms. There is some evidence that total serum IgE levels may tend to be increased in patients with oligopolyarticular JIA subtype and especially in those resulting as M. pneumoniae seropositive. However, further and focused research is needed to confirm these preliminary results and to clarify the relation between M. pneumoniae infection, atopic status, and immune-mediated arthritis.PMID:34660816 | PMC:PMC8514930 | DOI:10.1155/2021/6596596

Source: Journal of Immunology Research - October 18, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Dimitri Poddighe Diyora Abdukhakimova Kuanysh Dossybayeva Zaure Mukusheva Maykesh Assylbekova Marzhan Rakhimzhanova Aigul Ibrayeva Gaukhar Mukash Yernas Tuleutayev Source Type: research