[Local and general changes in inflammatory lung diseases]

Composite histo-cytoenzymochemical characteristics of local (pulmonary tissue) and general (polymorphonuclear leukocytes, PMNL, blood lymphocytes) changes in inflammatory lung diseases were obtained. Local and general changes were found to be interrelated and to reflect morphological and clinical features of inflammatory lung diseases. Differential diagnosis between acute and protracted bronchopneumonia, chronic pneumonia, bronchoectases is possible on the basis of the condition of PMNL and blood lymphocytes.