title: [The immunologic status during pulmonry tubercuolsis].
abstract: The cellular and humoral immunity of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis has been evaluated prospectively in 22 PPD-positive and 10 PPD-negative patients by intradermoreaction (IDR), blast transformation (SL) and MIF production in response to PPD, Candida and varidase, peripheral lymphocyte count, and quantitative evaluation of immunoglobulins. There is a very good correlation between the different tests, and anergy is frequently found in elderly patients. Negative results (IDR, SL, MIF) are significantly observed in the presence of a negative PPD-IDR, lymphopenia (less than 1,000/mm3), impaired blast transformation in response to PHA (less than 21,000 cpm), and a cavitary form of tuberculosis. These findings suggest a defect of cellular immunity in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000917:Antibody Formation; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology*
vernacular_title: Etude de status immunologique au cours de la tuberculose pulmonaire