Comparative study of T and B cell status in bronchiolitis and bronchial asthma

ABSTRACT

The immunological status has been studied in 15 patients with hronchiolitis and in 15 patients of bronchial asthma. Each of these 2 groups were compared with 15 healthy children as a control. Eosinophilic percentage was higher in cases than in control in bronchial asthma group but no difference had been observed between cases and control in Bronchiolitis group. There was decrease in T-lymphocytes and increase in B-lymphocytes in cases if compared with their control in both bronchiolitis and bronchial asthma group. It is quite clear in this study that in both hronchiolitis and bronchial asthma there is a defect in cell mediated immunity and increase in humoral immunity