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A correlative study of serum immunolobulins and glucose tolerance in lichen palnus
K Pramod Nigam, Gurmohan Singh, Lata Sharma, JK Agrawal
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K Pramod Nigam
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K Pramod Nigam
| How to cite this article: Nigam K P, Singh G, Sharma L, Agrawal J K. A correlative study of serum immunolobulins and glucose tolerance in lichen palnus. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1990;56:278-280 |
Copyright: (C)1990 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
Serum immunoglobulin levels and oral glucose tolerance tests were studied in 56 histologically confirmed idiopathic cases of lichen planus. The results were compared with twenty-five normal healthy controls and twenty-nine freshly diagnosed Type II diabetes mellitus patients 17 patients with lichen planus had glucose tolerance abnormalities-of the nature of type II diabetes. The serum IgA and IgM levels were significantly lower in the patients with lichen planus irrespective of the presence of carbohydrate-intolerance in them. The patients having type II diabetes mellitus and lichen planus had significantly lower serum lgA and IgM, as comapred to those having diabetes alone.
Keywords: Lichen planus, Serum immunoglobulins, Glucose intolerance, Type II diabetes mellitus.
