Peripheral T-lymphocyte counts in seborrhoeic keratosis

One hundred and forty-eight cases of clinically diagnosed seborrhoeic keratoses and 12 of stuccokeratoses were selected from Dermato Venereology department of Rajendra Hospital, Patiala, during a period of 15 months. Histopathology confirmed that 123 out of 148 cases were of seborrhoeic keratosis and 8 out of 12 were of stuccokeratosis. T-lymphocyte counts in histopathologically confirmed cases were done by Thomson's E-rosette method (1977). Peripheral T-lymphocyte counts were statistically significantly increased in both seborrhoeic keratosis and stucco keratosis, thus revealing important role of cell mediated immunity in seborrhoeic keralosis.