Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2014
Antigen-specific IgE in middle ear effusion of patients with eosinophilic otitis media.
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Kanazawa Hiromi, Yoshida Naohiro, Shinnabe Akihiro, Iino Yukiko
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BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is an intractable otitis media characterized by a highly viscous effusion that contains eosinophils. We previously reported that high levels of IgE were detected in middle ear effusion (MEE) of patients with EOM.
OBJECTIVE: To examine antigen-specific IgE in MEE of patients with EOM to clarify the pathogenesis of EOM.
METHODS: Twenty-six patients with EOM associated with bronchial asthma were included in this study. Antigen-specific IgE against inhalant and bacterial antigens were measured in the serum and MEE of these patients.
RESULTS: In patients with EOM, 1 or more antigen-specific IgEs were detected from the MEE of 16 of 26 patients (62%), whereas 1 of 9 control patients (11%) had antigen-specific IgE (P < .01). Total serum IgE concentrations were not different between the groups who tested positive (16 patients) and negative (10 patients) for antigen-specific IgE. None of the fungi-specific IgEs were detected in serum even though 11 patients tested positive for 1 or more fungal antigens detected in MEE. The severity score of EOM in the antigen-specific IgE-positive group was significantly higher than that in the antigen-specific IgE-negative group (P < .05).
CONCLUSION: Antigen-specific IgE against inhalant and bacterial antigens may be locally produced in the middle ear mucosa in patients with EOM. In particular, local sensitization against fungi together with Staphylococcus aureus could result in local IgE production in the middle ear and may be responsible for the severity of EOM.
OBJECTIVE: To examine antigen-specific IgE in MEE of patients with EOM to clarify the pathogenesis of EOM.
METHODS: Twenty-six patients with EOM associated with bronchial asthma were included in this study. Antigen-specific IgE against inhalant and bacterial antigens were measured in the serum and MEE of these patients.
RESULTS: In patients with EOM, 1 or more antigen-specific IgEs were detected from the MEE of 16 of 26 patients (62%), whereas 1 of 9 control patients (11%) had antigen-specific IgE (P < .01). Total serum IgE concentrations were not different between the groups who tested positive (16 patients) and negative (10 patients) for antigen-specific IgE. None of the fungi-specific IgEs were detected in serum even though 11 patients tested positive for 1 or more fungal antigens detected in MEE. The severity score of EOM in the antigen-specific IgE-positive group was significantly higher than that in the antigen-specific IgE-negative group (P < .05).
CONCLUSION: Antigen-specific IgE against inhalant and bacterial antigens may be locally produced in the middle ear mucosa in patients with EOM. In particular, local sensitization against fungi together with Staphylococcus aureus could result in local IgE production in the middle ear and may be responsible for the severity of EOM.