Serum angiotensin converting enzyme in the diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Abstract

Serum angiotensin converting enzyme (SACE) was estimated in 25 normal healthy subjects mean (15.62 +/- 6.5 mU/mL/37 degrees C), 26 patients with sarcoidosis (32.06 +/- 9.7) 15 with pulmonary tuberculosis (16.31 +/- 4.6) and 19 with diffuse interstitial lung disease (11.72 +/- 4.555). Significantly (P less than 0.05) elevated SACE values were seen in active sarcoidosis, and serial SACE levels correlated well with the course of the disease.

• Authors: R S Mathur, V L Kurdikar, J R Shah
• Journal: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (J Assoc Physicians India) Vol. 38 Issue 7 Pg. 474-5 (Jul 1990) ISSN: 0004-5772 [Print] India
• PMID: 1963426 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

Topics

• Humans
• Lung Diseases (diagnosis, enzymology)
• Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (blood)
• Pulmonary Fibrosis (diagnosis, enzymology)
• Sarcoidosis (diagnosis, enzymology)
• Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (diagnosis, enzymology)