In:
Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, SAGE Publications, Vol. 9, No. 4 ( 1989-10), p. 261-265
Abstract:
In most series of children treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPO), the incidence of peritonitis is higher than in adults. This phenomenon has been insufficiently explained. In the serum of 12 young children treated with CAPO, the serum immunoglobulins IgA, IgM, and IgG, as well as the IgG subclasses, were evaluated. In 11 of them, IgG2 was not detectable. Total IgG was also slightly decreased in these patients. In control groups, consisting of children before CAPO was started, children treated with hemodialysis, and adult CAPO patients, no clear abnormalities were found. It is concluded that in young patients peritoneal dialysis causes IgG loss leading to IgG2 deficiency.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0896-8608
,
1718-4304
DOI:
10.1177/089686088900900406
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1989
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2075957-5
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