[The clinico-immunological characteristics of ornithosis-related pneumonia].
Examination of 38 patients with pneumonic form of ornithosis revealed important immunological shifts of suppressor type secondary immuno-deficiency. The condition runs protracted course, with the pneumonic foci being observable for some length, the physical findings not remarkable. The presence of secondary immuno-deficiency suggests that conventional therapy of ornithosis provides no benefit in patients and warrants the use of immunomodulating agents to deal with the above condition.
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D000328:Adult; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex