[Immunologic indices of the blood and interstitial fluid in the evaluation of the treatment of secondary edemas of the upper extremities]. / Immunologicheskie pokazateli krovi i interstitsial'noi zhidkosti v otsenke terapii vtorichnykh otekov verkhnikh konechnostei.

The efficacy of therapy of upper limb secondary edemas after 4 programs was compared among 83 patients. The methods were as follows: traditional method (TM) including routine conservative therapy, acupuncture (AP), He-Ne laser OK-13 and semiconductor laser against a background of traditional therapy. A study was made of the time course of the extent of edema, total protein, IG, G, A and M and circulating immune complexes (CIC) during therapy of such patients. Blood serum and interstitial fluid indices were compared. TM and AP were accountable for 20-21% fluid discharge, LT--for 38-44%. Besides, semiconductor laser therapy increased IG discharge up to 44-55% of the initial amount.

[Characteristics of clinical features of tick-borne encephalitis in Crimea]. / Osobennosti klinicheskikh proiavlenii kleshchevogo entsefalita v Krymu

The analysis of data collected from the clinical epidemiological and virological surveys in 1985-1988 on the incidence of arbovirus infection in population provided evidence for circulation of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in the Crimea. Etiological relevance of TBE virus in the onset of the diseases was revealed. Clinical picture of TBE in the Crimea is characterized by severe forms and diphasic fever with the relapse running more grave and protracted course.

[Restoration of immunologic indices following reflexotherapy in the combination treatment of radiation-induced edema of the upper limbs]. / Vosstanovlenie immunologicheskikh pokazatelei posle refleksoterapii pri kompleksnom lechenii luchevykh otekov verkhnikh konechnostei.

A study was made of the effect of combined treatment (routine drug therapy, massage, application of DMSO) alone and in combination with acupuncture and laser puncture on a degree of secondary (radiation) edema and immunological indices in 36 patients treated for breast cancer 2-15 years ago. These methods were shown to decrease effectively a degree of edema by 22-37%. The highest effect was achieved using laser puncture against a background of the main treatment. All types of combined modality treatment promoted the return of the patients' immunological status to normal (an increase in low and a decrease in high values). The most effective recovery was noted in the lymphocyte count, the ratio of helpers (inductors and suppressors) killers, and lymphocyte blast transformation reaction to mitogens.

[Effectiveness of various therapeutic schemes for patients with radiation edema of the extremities]. / Effektivnost' raznykh skhem terapii bol'nykh s luchevymi otekami konechnostei.

The efficacy of various therapeutic schemes: medicinal (basic therapy--BT), acupuncture (AP) and laser therapy (LT) against a background of basic therapy--was assessed and compared in 36 patients with radiation limb edema. It was established that a degree of a decrease in edemas, the improvement of indices of rheovasography grew in the following order: BT----AP----LT. The recovery of the lymph flow and immunological indices were the same in all therapeutic schemes.