An evaluation study of cellular immunological functions in anergic tuberculous patients

الملخص EN

The present work aimed to evaluate the cellular immunological functions in TB patients among anergic tuberculosis patients (AN), allergic tuberculosis patients (AL), and controls (C).

This was carried out on 125 tuberculosis patients admitted to the TB center in Babylon Province during the period January/2003 to May /2004,and 23 apparently healthy controls.

Tuberculin skin test was used to judge the immunoresponsiveness of tuberculosis patients.

The NBT, E-rosette ,and LIF assays were used as parameters to evaluate the cellular immunological functions.

The results showed marked decreasing in these functions in AN (4%, 14%, 57.14%) respectively in comparison to that of AL(7%, 21%, 37%) and C(11%, 25%, 88%).

Thus these parameters may aid to use as a diagnostic as well as immunological tools among the tuberculosis patients.