[Circulating immune complexes and heterophilic hemolysins in burn injury]

A reverse correlations was disclosed between high level of circulating immune complexes (CIC) and low titers of heterophilic hemolysins (HH) on the one hand and burn disease gravity, on the other one. The decrease in HH activity in the serum of some patients depended not only on the genuine inhibition of lymphocyte stimulation but also on serum anti-complementary characteristics and/or on a low complement level. The devised scheme for determining the CIC and HH titer levels can be used for the evaluation of the efficacy of detoxifying therapy and burn toxemia gravity.