Serum total IgE may be a biomarker among chronic pulmonary aspergillosis patients with elevated serum total IgE levels: A cohort study with pathological evaluations.
Shizuka WatanabeJunko SuzukiMaho SuzukawaKeita TakedaSahoko ImotoMasashi KitaniTakeshi FukamiYuka SasakiAkira HebisawaHirotoshi MatsuiPublished in: Medical mycology (2022)
High serum total IgE levels are common in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. This novel study indicated that serum total IgE is a possible biomarker of the disease activity in the aforementioned condition. Immunofluorescence staining indicated a possible role of IgE in disease pathogenesis.