![]() The tetanus toxoid test showed that 85 % of the patients studied had a deficit of functional cellular immunity, whereas 75 % of the total of patients had a diminished thymic area and of them 42 (39 %) had severe atrophy of this orgam. ![]() Of the patients with low levels of immunoglobulins, 77 % presented deficient IgA. The thymic area was measured by ultrasonography (n:108). The skin test of delayed hypersensititvity with tetanus toxoid (n:60) was also carried out. Quantitation of serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA and IgM) (n:157) was conducted. 1999, vol.71, n.3, pp.140-145.ģ25 children between 8 months and 6 years old that were attended at the Immunology Department were studied from January, 1993, to June, 1997, in order to evaluate the relationship existing between prolonged diarrheal disease, intestinal parasitism and the alterations of the immune system. Alteraciones Inmunológicas en Niños con Enfermedad Diarreica Prolongada Y Parasitismo. CHRISTIAN LOPEZ, Leticia de la Caridad SANTAMARIA LAFARGUE, Maritza REVILLA MACHADO, Félix y DIAZ FERNANDEZ, Lilian.
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