title: [Changes in the clinico-functional and immunological indices of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease, the allergic form, following combined climatotherapy at Sandanski health resort].
abstract: 20 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who were treated in the resort of Sandanski, Bulgaria, during the autumn of 1988 were investigated for changes of some clinical, functional and immunologic indices--secretory immunoglobulins, lysozyme, serum bactericidal activity. The results revealed an improvement of the clinical indices mean in 50% of the patients, of the expiratory spirometric indices in mean 47% of the patients. Other findings were a distinct tendency towards a decrease of IgG and albumin in the saliva and an increase of the secretory IgA together with a statistically significant increase of the indices characterizing the nonspecific defence mechanisms of the lung.
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authors.initials: Ia
authors.lastname: Petrovska
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrov
mesh_terms: D001452:Balneology; D002031:Bulgaria; D002980:Climate; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006294:Health Resorts; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
vernacular_title: Promeni v niakoi kliniko-funktsionalni i imunologichni pokazateli pri bolni s khronichna obstruktivna belodrobna bolest--alergichna forma, sled kompleksno klimatolechenie v kurorta Sandanski.