Usefulness of Combined Measurement of Serum Soluble IL-2R and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in the Detection of Uveitis Associated with Japanese Sarcoidosis.
Mami IshiharaAkira MeguroMizuho IshidoMasaki TakeuchiEtsuko ShibuyaNobuhisa MizukiPublished in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
Compared with the sensitivity of serum ACE levels alone, combined measurement of both serum sIL-2R and ACE levels improves sensitivity in the detection of uveitis associated with sarcoidosis. Nevertheless, serum ACE alone remains useful thanks to its high specificity in the differentiation of uveitis patients, with sarcoidosis from those without sarcoidosis.