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Cellular immunity in splenectomized patients.

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 1991 Aug;1(4):235-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94115612
Balsalobre B; Carbonell-Tatay F; Department of Biopathology, La Fe Hospital, Valencia, Spain.

Abstract: Delayed hypersensitivity and lymphocyte subsets in a group of adult splenectomized patients after abdominal trauma without associated disease have been studied. The results were compared with those observed in healthy individuals. The results show a decreased cutaneous reaction against extracts of Streptococcus and diphtheria antigens. Moreover, an increase in the number of lymphocytes and monocytes was observed, but the T4/T8 ratio was not affected. The impaired cutaneous response against Streptococcus could be related to post-splenectomy sepsis.
Keywords: Adult CD4-CD8 Ratio Human Hypersensitivity, Delayed *Immunity, Cellular Leukocyte Count Lymphocyte Subsets/IMMUNOLOGY Lymphocytosis/ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY Splenectomy/*ADVERSE EFFECTS JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultcd4-cd8ratiohumanhypersensitivity,delayedKWDimmunity,cellularleukocytecountlymphocytesubsets/immunologylymphocytosis/etiology/immunologysplenectomy/KWDadverseeffectsjournalarticle
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