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Elevated Immunoglobulin E Serum Levels: Possible Underlying Factors That Can Cause an Inborn Error of Immunity in the Pediatric Population with Recurrent Infections

Sînziana Oprițescu
,
Viorela Nițescu
* ,
Daniela Cîrnațu
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Svetlana Trifunschi
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Melania Munteanu
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Mihaela Golumbeanu
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Dora Boghițoiu
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Adriana Maria Dărăban
,
Elena Iuliana Ilie
,
Elena Moroșan
Version 1 : Received: 28 April 2024 / Approved: 29 April 2024 / Online: 29 April 2024 (10:02:19 CEST)

How to cite: Oprițescu, S.; Nițescu, V.; Cîrnațu, D.; Trifunschi, S.; Munteanu, M.; Golumbeanu, M.; Boghițoiu, D.; Dărăban, A. M.; Ilie, E. I.; Moroșan, E. Elevated Immunoglobulin E Serum Levels: Possible Underlying Factors That Can Cause an Inborn Error of Immunity in the Pediatric Population with Recurrent Infections. Preprints 2024, 2024041895. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1895.v1 Oprițescu, S.; Nițescu, V.; Cîrnațu, D.; Trifunschi, S.; Munteanu, M.; Golumbeanu, M.; Boghițoiu, D.; Dărăban, A. M.; Ilie, E. I.; Moroșan, E. Elevated Immunoglobulin E Serum Levels: Possible Underlying Factors That Can Cause an Inborn Error of Immunity in the Pediatric Population with Recurrent Infections. Preprints 2024, 2024041895. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1895.v1

Abstract

Elevated immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels are commonly associated with allergies. However, high IgE levels are also found in several other infectious and non-infectious disorders. Elevated IgE levels typically suggest allergies, eczema, or recurrent skin infections. Very high IgE levels are uncommon in patients with active eczema but typically reflect a monogenic atopic condition or inborn immune defects with an atopic phenotype. The aim of our research is to identify if the possible cause of high IgE levels is also dependent on external factors, age, or associated recurrent pathologies such as infections. To answer this question, we performed a one-year retrospective study that included 200 hospitalized children who had at least two viral or bacterial infections in the six months preceding hospitalization. Measurements of IgE and allergen panels (respiratory and digestive) using blood samples revealed that individuals who tested positive for the body’s synthesis of hyperimmunoglobulin E were not observably allergic to any potential allergens despite having higher total serum IgE. According to the results, there was a strong correlation between elevated IgE serum levels and a history of infectious diseases among the patients.

Keywords

hyper-IgE; HIES; infectious diseases; clinical manifestation

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Immunology and Allergy

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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