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Conditions associated with elevated serum IgE*

Conditions associated with elevated serum IgE*
Infectious diseases Parasitic:
  • Ascariasis
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Strongyloidiasis
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus
Leprosy
Candidiasis
Atopic diseases Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
Atopic dermatitis
Allergic asthma
Allergic rhinitis
Immunodeficiencies Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (multiple mutations)
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Netherton disease
Nezelof syndrome
Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome (IPEX)
Omenn syndrome
Atypical complete DiGeorge syndrome
Inflammatory diseases Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)
Kawasaki disease
Kimura disease
Neoplasms Hodgkin lymphoma
IgE myeloma
Others Tobacco smokers
Cystic fibrosis
Nephrotic syndrome
Bone marrow transplantation
Graft versus host disease
Bullous pemphigoid
Drug effect Aztreonam, penicillin G
IgE: immunoglobulin E.
* Allergic disease is the most common etiology of elevated IgE in industrialized countries, whereas parasitic infection is the most common cause in developing countries.
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