title: Immune disturbances after severe enteritis during the first six months of life.
abstract: Infants with severe enteritis and associated prolonged thymic atrophy during the first six months of life showed persistent cell-mediated immune deficiency between the ages of three and five years. Experimental investigations show that early intrauterine and extrauterine stress may lead to permanent cell-mediated immune deficiency and an imbalanced immune response. Trends in disease frequency among different population groups may be influenced in part by the immunity of the host.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004137:Dinitrochlorobenzene / Q000276:immunology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007114:Immunization; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography; D012882:Skin Tests; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D004137:Dinitrochlorobenzene; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins