Serum and Aqueous Humor Sialic Acid Levels in Behçet's Disease

PubMed ID: 2234846Serum and aqueous humor sialic acid (SA) levels were determined in 27 patients with Behçet's disease (Bd). Serum SA levels were elevated significantly during the active episode (mean, 113.4 ± 4.12 mg/dl) and in the remission stages (mean, 85.4 ± 4.79 mg/dl; P < 0.001). A significant increase was also detected in active episodes when compared to chronic stages (P < 0.02). Aqueous humor levels were also evaluated but could only be determined in the six eyes at the end-stage of the disease (mean, 2.65 ± 0.60 mg/dl; P < 0.05). © 1990, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc. All rights reserved.Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blind­ ness, Inc., New York, New York. -