A radiocolloid study of the reticulo-endothelial system in tropical diseases.
Radiocolloids were used to study the trapping function of the reticulo-endothelial system in 361 children with infectious or non-infectious tropical diseases. Responses of the system varied not only between different types of diseases but also between individuals suffering from the same type of disease, as illustrated (primarily) by numerous scans of the liver and spleen.
D002648:Child; D003102:Colloids; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008288:Malaria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010833:Phytic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium; D014330:Tropical Medicine; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D003102:Colloids; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium; D010833:Phytic Acid