[Pathophysiological significance of the determination ofthe glucocorticoid concentration in bronchial secretions in children with bronchopulmonary diseases].

Simultaneous estimation of glucocorticoid content was carried out in bronchial secretion products and in blood plasma of 95 children with chronic bronchopulmonary pathology. 11-hydroxycorticosteroids were found in bronchial secretion product; its concentration depended on the type, phase of the disease and the character of bronchial mucose impairment. The highest content of 11-hydroxycorticosteroids was observed in purulent endo-bronchitis.