ABSTRACT
Overall 105 patients with different dermatoses were placed under observation. The patients received plasmapheresis (PA) treatment. PA was tolerated well by the majority of the patients, with the method efficacy amounting to 96%. PA eliminated disseminated intravascular coagulation which was initially seen in the majority of the patients, led to the normalization of hemostasis and microcirculation. At the same time PA exerted an immunocorrective action which showed up by a decrease of the most parameters of humoral and cellular immunity, the level of CIC, complement activity with a simultaneous rise of the phagocytic index, which may attest to macrophagal system activation.
Subject(s)
Plasmapheresis , Skin Diseases/therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Antibody Formation/immunology , Antigen-Antibody Complex/blood , Combined Modality Therapy , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Hemostasis , Humans , Immunity, Cellular/immunology , Immunoglobulins/blood , Male , Middle Aged , Plasmapheresis/methods , Skin Diseases/blood , Skin Diseases/immunologyABSTRACT
The authors made a short review of literature on phaeohyphomycosis and described the first case of this disease in the USSR. It was diagnosed on the basis of mycological investigation. This type of investigation was recommended for patients at risk of developing opportunistic infections.
