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Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity in sarcoidosis and pulmonary tuberculosis
G S Sainani1, V Mahbubani, V Trikannad
1Department of Immunology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Serum angiotensin converting enzyme (SACE) was estimated in 18 cases of sarcoidosis, 15 patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and in 12 normal healthy individuals. SACE was elevated in the patients suffering from sarcoidosis. (33.2 +/- 12.9). SACE values for the pulmonary tuberculosis patients were 18.8 +/- 7.9 and those for the normal healthy individuals were 17.1 +/- 4.7. Compared to pulmonary tuberculosis and normal healthy individuals, the SACE levels were significantly elevated (P < 0.01) in sarcoidosis patients.