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KMID : 0191120230380020007
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2023 Volume.38 No. 2 p.7 ~ p.7
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Diagnostic Usefulness of Varicella Zoster Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgG in Patients With Herpes Zoster
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Choi Sung-Im
Moon Song-Mi
Kwon Ji-Soo
Kim Sung-Han
Park Seong-Yeon
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Abstract
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Background: Whether varicella zoster virus (VZV) antibody titer could discriminate patients with herpes zoster (HZ) from healthy controls (HCs) is unclear. We evaluated the diagnostic usefulness of VZV-specific immunoglobulin A (IgA) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies in patients with confirmed HZ.
Methods: Study subjects comprised patients with confirmed HZ by salivary VZV DNA positivity and control age- and sex-matched HCs. Saliva was collected and concurrent blood samples were obtained on the first visit day (acute phase) and after 4 weeks (convalescent phase) from 44 HZ patients. All 44 healthy volunteers provided blood and saliva samples once.
Results: The median VZV IgA titers in acute-phase (5.2 mIU/mL, P < 0.001) and convalescent-phase (15.8 mIU/mL, P < 0.001) serum samples from HZ patients were significantly higher than those in HCs (1.35 mIU/mL). VZV IgA positivity was detected in about 20% of acute phase serum and convalescent-phase serum of HZ patients. The median VZV IgG antibody titers of HZ patients during acute (1,471.0 mIU/mL, P < 0.001) and convalescent (4,934.7 mIU/mL, P < 0.001) phases were significantly higher than the median titer reported for HCs (591.6 mIU/mL). A four-fold or higher increase in VZV IgG antibody titer was observed in 36.4% of HZ patients.
Conclusion: VZV IgA positivity or four-fold or higher increase in VZV IgG antibody titers were not detected in a satisfactory proportion of HZ-infected patients. However, the titer of VZV IgA or IgG antibody particularly in convalescent-phase sera may discriminate HZ patients from HCs.
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KEYWORD
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Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), Herpes Zoster, VZV Immunoglobulin A, VZV Immunoglobulin G
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