[The lymphomicrocirculatory bed of serous membranes in several human diseases]

Morphological changes in the lymphatic link of the microcirculation of serous coats were studied by the method of non-injection impregnation with silver nitrate in rheumatism, lupus erythematosus, chronic nonspecific pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis. There were identified 4 types of the state of lymphatic capillaries and postcapillaries, namely: functioning, dystrophized, sclerosing, and regenerating, reflecting a state of the lymphatic system at a given stage of a disease. Regeneration of lymphatic capillaries, as well as formation of lymphatic cisterns, cysts etc., the author classifies as manifestations of compensatory-adaptive processes of the organism aimed at preservation of the hemato-lymphatic balance. The hemo- and lymphocirculation functions as one integral system.