[Prognostic importance of lymphocytosis in obliterating endarteritis]

Based on observations of 317 patients with obliterating endarteritis, the most persistant effect following the complex therapy was noted in patients showing lymphocytosis after the treatment. The overwhelming majority of patients with unfavourable issues of the therapy showed lymphopenia. So, of 67 patients showing lymphocytosis after 2--3 courses of the therapy 48 patients proved to be practically recovered. But there was no recovery among 30 lymphopenic patients, and in 13 cases the extremity had to be amputated. Among 220 patients showing the normal amount of lymphocytes the repeat course of the therapy resulted in a complete recovery in 19, in 2 cases the extremity was amputated.