THYMIC MORPHOLOGY IN IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASES - RESULTS OF THYMIC BIOPSIES

被引:54
作者
BORZY, MS
SCHULTEWISSERMANN, H
GILBERT, E
HOROWITZ, SD
PELLETT, J
HONG, R
机构
[1] UNIV WISCONSIN,CTR CLIN SCI,DEPT PATHOL,MADISON,WI 53706
[2] UNIV WISCONSIN,CTR CLIN SCI,DEPT SURG,MADISON,WI 53706
[3] UNIV WISCONSIN,CTR CLIN SCI,IMMUNOBIOL RES CTR,MADISON,WI 53706
来源
CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY | 1979年 / 12卷 / 01期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I
10.1016/0090-1229(79)90109-0
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Extrapleural, transcervical thymic biopsy was performed on 19 patients with a variety of immunodeficiency diseases as part of their immunologic evaluation. Study of the thymus morphology revealed seven different patterns. Five different patterns were seen in patients with the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of combined immunodeficiency (CID), adding morphologic evidence to the concept of heterogeneity in CID. Clinicopathologic correlations are discussed. The study of thymic tissue obtained by transcervical thymic biopsy is a useful adjunct in the evaluation of patients with immunodeficiency diseases and may also be of value in planning therapy for these patients. © 1979.
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页数:21
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