title: [Hyperplasia of the thymus gland in children: physiology or pathology?].
abstract: A critical analysis of the literature data and of the results of clinicoroentgenological, hormonal and immunological studies in children with thymomegaly makes it possible to regard hyperplasia of the thymus gland at early childhood as a sign of functional incompetence of the thymus and of the secondary immunodeficient state.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kurbanov
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Aliev
authors.forename: Zh G
authors.initials: ZhG
authors.lastname: Guseĭnov
mesh_terms: D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000172:deficiency; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000172:deficiency; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D013952:Thymus Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Giperplaziia vilochkovoĭ zhelezy u deteĭ--fiziologiia ili patologiia?