Mukhamedov,I.M., Shadiev,Kh.K., Abdullaev,M.I., Aliev,Sh.R., Ergasheva,Kh.E.

Disturbances in the intestinal microflora and immune system in children with vitiligo

Pediatric Medical Institute, 1^st State Medical Institute, Тashkent, Republic of Uzbekista

nA total of 91 children, aged 3-16 years, with vitiligo were examined. These examinations showed that the total number of T lymphocytes decreased irrespective of the degree of intestinal dysbacteriosis. The average number of T supressors increased as dysbiotic changes in the intestine became more profound. The amount of natural killers, B lymphocytes, as well as the content of IgG and IgA (р<0.001), increased irrespectively of the degree of intestinal dysbacteriosis. Thus the unbalance of the immunity system and dysbiotic changes in the intestine of children having vitiligo were interrelated.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 2, P. 74—76