From: Circulating immune complexes and complement C3 and C4 levels in a selected group of patients with rhinitis in Lebanon
Group/number of patients
Number of CIC-positive patients
Mean C3 level (mg/L)1
Mean C4 level (mg/L)1
sIgE-positive (74)
20
1457 +/- 309
290 +/- 121
sIgE-negative (39)
13
1470 +/- 334
319 +/- 139