T-lymphocyte determination in tuberculosis.
T-lymphocyte determinations in patients with acute untreated tuberculosis showed a significantly higher mean value than determinations in a control group. This finding is in contrast to earlier investigations in non-selected series. The increased mean value was found to be due mainly to increased T-lymphocyte numbers in patients with severe tuberculosis. The amount of T-lymphocytes in chronic alcoholics did not differ significantly from those in other patients. There was no correlation between the number of T cells and the size of reaction in tuberculin skin tests.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008875:Middle Aged; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology*