The active E-rosette test in allergic contact dermatitis

✍ Scribed by G. Angelini; G. A. Vena; R. D'Ovidio; C. L. Meneghini

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 257 KB
• Volume: 269
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-3696
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00406423

✦ Synopsis

An active subpopulation of peripheral blood T-lymphocytes, characterized by rapid (5 rain) rosette formation with sheep red blood cells (A-RFC), was measured in patients with acute allergic contact dermatitis. A significant rise in A-RFC occurred in these subjects. The number of total T cells was also increased in the same group of patients, but the percentage of increase was smaller than that found in A-RFC. The significance of A-RFC and their relationship to patient immunological status are discussed.