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. 1988 May;26(5):1031–1033. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.5.1031-1033.1988

Alterations in the T-lymphocyte subpopulation in patients with rhinoscleroma.

P Berron 1, R Berron 1, L Ortiz-Ortiz 1
PMCID: PMC266511  PMID: 2968362

Abstract

T-lymphocyte subpopulations were studied in a group of patients with rhinoscleroma due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. The data demonstrated that these patients had a significantly greater number of T-suppressor/cytotoxic lymphocytes than did clinically healthy individuals. This finding correlated with a diminished response to the T-cell mitogen concanavalin A. The evidence indicated that the T-cell response of these patients was decreased and may reflect the host's response to the bacterial invader, thus explaining the chronicity of the disease.

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