ige levels

hi,i ad my ige levels tested last month and im unsure wether my levels are high or ok,could someone let me know what normal levels are please....

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Sorry, don't know anything about this, but I got this from wikipedia:

Although IgE is typically the least abundant isotype - blood serum IgE levels in a normal (""non-atopic"") individual are ~75 ng/ml, compared to 10 mg/ml for the IgGs (the isotypes responsible for most of the classical adaptive immune response) - it is capable of triggering the most powerful immune reactions.

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Hi Mandy

I’ve copied and pasted the information below from a reliable source. You can read more about allergy testing and allergies in general by clicking onto the web ref link at the bottom of the extract.

Mia

'The normal eosinophil count in healthy individuals is about 150 cells per cubic millimetre and although some normal individuals may have as many as 800 cells per cubic millimetre, a cut-off of 400 cells per cubic millimetre is usually taken as normal. Eosinophils usually circulate for only a few hours and then migrate into the tissues, where they have a life span of 2-3 days.

Total IgE levels are useful for screening for possible allergic disease in the following situations.

1. In small children under the age of 3 years.

2. When parasite infestation is not common in the patient’s environment.

(Parasite infestation usually results in total IgE values of greater than 400kU/l).

3. Patients with allergic bronchopulmonary Aspergillus for diagnosis and follow up.

4. In patients suspected to be sensitive to allergens other than aero-allergens e.g. for food allergy and occupational allergy

5. Total IgE levels are informative in patients who appear to be allergic in spite of the presence of negative specific allergy tests.

It is important to remember that the total IgE may well be within normal limits even in the face of a severe allergy in a small organ (e.g. the nose).'

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