[Changes in lymphocytes in acute suppurative-destructive lung diseases]

A study of the content of lymphocytes and their populations, indices of intracellular viral involvement of the lymphocytes in 32 patients with acute purulent-destructive pulmonary diseases and 46 healthy persons revealed an increase of the percent of non-viable lymphocytes containing viral inclusions. Viral involvement of lymphocytes is considered one the leading causes of increased lymphocyte death.