Abstract
Methods We tested transfer factor in a 1 year old and 3 months patient diagnosed with Ganglionar Tuberculosis. 1 week after the administrarion of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination, the present developed fever, cervical, submandibular, supraclavicular, inguinal and axillary lymphadenopathy. Later on the patient devoloped cutaneous clinical manifestations of tuberculosis such as scrofuloderma, fistulas, hypertrophic scars and ultimately, queloids. The patient had previously undergone short-term strictly supervised treatment for tuberculosis with very poor results. When the treatment was first administered, the patient had the following data: Total White Blood Count 12.9 Lymphocytes: 29% (12–46) CD3: 26.3% (59–90) T helper Cells (CD3/CD4) 21.6% (42–58) Cytotoxic T cells (CD3/CD8) 5.1% (17–33) Natural Killer Cells (CD56) 2.1% (3–7) B cells (CD19) 67.6 % (0–10).
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