Kinderärztliche Praxis
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Cold agglutinins are antibodies against erytrocyte membrane antigens, and are produced primarily or secondarily. We report on the case of a 5 year old girl who developed cold agglutinin disease 3 days after an attack of German measles. ⋯ The occurrence of cold agglutinins after German measles is rare. The case report is discussed within the context of reports in the literature.
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Kinderärztliche Praxis · Jun 1992
[Effect of air pollutants on the health of the Annaberg district population with special reference to acute respiratory tract diseases].
From 1978 to 1988 in the district of Annaberg (Saxony, state frontier to Czechoslovakia) investigations were accomplished to assess the state of health in people living there. The southern part of the district rises to a crest (Saxon Ore Mountain). It is influenced by air pollution from Northern Bohemia. ⋯ In the town Annaberg (urban air pollution) the frequency of absence of children from school caused by acute respiratory infections was elvated in relation to the rural parts of the district, but there were no differences among these rural parts. In the polluted area the severe stages of cardiorespiratory diseases were passed through with evident acceleration. In healthy adults living there the mean values for immunoglobulins of class A and class M tended to be elevated, and in school children the antibody titers against influenza A and B were increased.