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Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis for the Detection of Split Products of the Third Complement in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

I. Observations in Patients' Plasma^*

Crossed immunoelectrophoresis was applied to detect the products of the third component of complement (C₃) activation in plasma of patients suffering from dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), using inulin-treated normal human sera as positive control. In DHF, C₃ split products were demonstrated in severely ill patients classified as having Grade III and Grade IV disease. These split products rapidly disappeared during the convalescent phase. The appearance of C₃ activation products in DHF correlated well with signs of shock. This electropherogram of C₃ activation could be used as a parameter reflecting immunologic activity in dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Accepted for publication July 16, 1982.

^* Address reprint requests to: Dr. Vina Churdboonchart, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, Thailand.

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