[The diagnostic and prognostic significance of the level of circulating immune complexes in patients with recurrent erysipelas].

The authors analyzed data of 856 case histories of patients suffering of erysipelas. Methods of discriminative analysis were used. It was established that an increase of circulating immune complexes to 6.0 g/l and more and maintaining of this index at such level by the moment of discharge of the patient and in the inter-recurrence period proved prognostically unfavourable and evidenced high probability of recurrence. The presence was established of a correlation between the level of circulating immune complexes, number of T-lymphocytes, level of sulfhydryl groups of blood deproteinate, reaction of antibody activity inhibition.