IgE and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) as markers of severity in the diagnosis of atopic keratoconjunctivitis - Wakamatsu, Tais H; Satake, Yoshiyuki; Igarashi, Ayako; Dogru, Murat; Ibrahim, Osama M A; Okada, Naoko; Fukagawa, Kazumi; Shimazaki, Jun; Fujishima, Hiroshi (British journal of ophthalmology, 2012)
Keywords: Adult; Allergies; atopic keratoconjunctivitis; Atopy; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - metabolism; clinical trial; Clinical trials; Colleges & universities; conjunctiva; Conjunctiva - metabolism; Conjunctivitis, Allergic - complications; Conjunctivitis, Allergic - diagnosis; Conjunctivitis, Allergic - metabolism; contact lens; cornea; Cytotoxicity; Diagnosis, Differential; diagnostic tests/investigation; Diseases of cornea, anterior segment and sclera; Edema; Eosinophil cationic protein; Eosinophil Cationic Protein - metabolism; Eosinophilia - diagnosis; Eosinophilia - etiology; Eosinophilia - metabolism; experimental and laboratory; Eye diseases; Female; fluorescein; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitals; Humans; IgE; imaging; Immunoglobulin E; Immunoglobulin E - metabolism; immunology; Inflammation; Keratoconjunctivitis; Keratoconjunctivitis - complications; Keratoconjunctivitis - diagnosis; Keratoconjunctivitis - metabolism; lacrimal gland; Leukocytes (eosinophilic); Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; ocular surface; Ophthalmology; Pathogenesis; Patients; Prospective Studies; Proteins; Severity of Illness Index; stem cells; Tears; treatment medical; treatment surgery; wound healing; Young Adult; Allergy; Immunopathology; IgE; Keratopathy; Conjunctiva disease; Marker; Atopy; Eye disease; Keratoconjunctivitis; Diagnosis; Ophthalmology; Eosinophil cationic protein; Anterior segment disease