title: Cell-mediated immune deficiency in Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: Disturbances of the immune system frequently accompany the development of lymphomas in man. In the early stages of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, abnormalities of immunological function are usually minimal, but impairment of both antibody- and cell-mediated immunity is often noted in advanced disease. In contrast, while antibody-mediated immune responses in patients with Hodgkin's disease usually remain intact until late in the course of the illness, cell-mediated immune dysfunction is an early and consistent feature. Here Rakesh Kumar and Ronald Penny discuss the abnormalities of cell-mediated immunity in Hodgkin's disease.
authors.affiliation: School of Pathology and School of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, Kensington, N.S.W., Australia 2033.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Penny