Protein-calorie malnutrition and cutaneous anergy in hemodialysis maintained patients.
In 52 unselected patients maintained in intermittent hemodialysis, protein calorie malnutrition was present in 10 patients (19%). Complete cutaneous anergy to four intradermal skin antigens. (Candida, tuberculin, Streptokinase-dornase, and mumps) and failure to respond to contact sensitization to dinitrochlorobenzene was present in 60% of the patients. No correlation between cutaneous anergy and protein calorie malnutrition could be demonstrated.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012882:Skin Tests; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis
D012709:Serum Albumin; D014168:Transferrin