Abstract
Summary: Eighteen patients who had been affected by trichophytic Kerion Celsi within the past 10 years, and 18 control subjects, were investigated for immunofluorescent specific antibodies directed against the responsible mycetes and trichophytin skin reactivity. Significant titers of humoral antibodies and intensely positive skin reactions were observed in subjects whose infection pre‐dated the study by 1–5 years. The persistence of specific immunological memory could be a contributing factor to resistance to relapses in these patients.Zusammenfassung18 Patienten, die innerhalb der letzten 10 Jahre an einem Trichophytonbedingten Kerion Celsi gelitten hatten und 18 Kontrollpersonen wurden auf spezifische Antikörper gegen die verantwortlichen Myzeten mit der Immunfluoreszenz und auf die Trichophytin‐Hautreaktivität untersucht. Deutlich erhöhte Titerwerte der humoralen Antikörper und deutlich positive Hautreaktionen wurden bei Personen beobachtet, deren Infektion 1–5 Jahre zurücklag. Das Bestehen eines spezifischen immunologischen Gedächtnisses könnte zu der Resistenz solcher Patienten gegen Rückfälle beitragen.
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