[A decrease in the activity of granulocyte cationic protein in patients with chronic lympholeukemia]

A study of 60 patients suffering chronic lympholeukemia indicates disorders of the functional adequacy of neutrophils that shows further deterioration with association of infection (pneumonia, angina, abscesses and other infections). By the content of cationic protein of the neutrophils it becomes possible to evaluate the state of unspecific defense of the body and severity of the pathological process. The cationic lysosomal test may be recommended for the diagnosis of infectious complications in hemoblastoses.