Immunological decay in thymectomized infants

Rubinstein, A.; Pelet, B.; Schweizer, V.

Helvetica Paediatrica Acta 30(4-5): 425-433

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0018-022X
PMID: 1245440
Document Number: 99109
Four infants underwent radical thymectomy for a suspected malignancy of the thymus. Histology revealed no malignant cells. The patients did clinically well as long as 14 years after the operation. There was laboratory evidence for a cellular and humoral immunodeficiency. Affected were mainly the response to oral poliomyelitis vaccinations and the skin tests of delayed type hypersensitivity.

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