title: [Comparative study of the peripheral lymphocyte count in controls and in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemias 4 hours after injection of hydrocortisone (author's transl)].
abstract: The peripheral lymphocyte count was investigated prior to and 4 h after a single intravenous injection of 400 mg of hydrocortisone (HSHC) in 23 controls and 43 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A reduction in the peripheral lymphocyte count was observed in all normal controls, the mean decrease being 51.9%, with differences according to age.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013601:T-Lymphocytes; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Etude comparative du nombre des lymphocytes sanguins chez le sujet normal et dans la leucémie lymphoïde chronique 4 heures après l'injection d'hydrocortisone.