| Literature DB >> 6982196 |
U Datta, S Sehgal, S R Pal, K Dhall, S Singh, D V Datta.
Abstract
Studies of peripheral blood lymphocytes were performed in 41 patients with acute viral hepatitis, in grade III-IV coma; 16 patients were in the third trimester of pregnancy. There were significant reductions in absolute lymphocyte count and T cell number in patients who succumbed to the disease, when compared with those who survived. B cell counts were similar in the two groups and migration inhibition test with BCG antigen was normal. It is postulated that a decrease in the number of cells interacting in cell-mediated immune reactions is related to prognosis in acute viral hepatitis.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6982196 PMCID: PMC1419809 DOI: 10.1136/gut.23.11.927
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059