Erythrocyte structure and function in fibrocavernous tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis.
Erythrocyte disintegration processes are more pronounced in meningeal tuberculosis, which is associated with a shift in isoform spectrum of hemoglobin, catalase inhibition, and a sharp aggravation of lactoacidosis. The severity of erythrocyte disintegration cannot serve as a criterion of differential diagnosis of tuberculosis severity.
Khvitiya
N G
NG
National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Tbilisi.
Khechinashvili
G N
GN
Sabanadze
Sh
Sh
D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000097:blood*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000097:blood*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*