[Immunity disorders and the increased fatigability syndrome in the residents of the city of Kiev]. / Narusheniia immuniteta i sindrom povyshennoi utomliaemosti u zhitelei g. Kieva.

ABSTRACT

A clinical and immunological study is presented of 1030 practically healthy persons inhabiting Kiev from the moment of the Chernobyl accident. It was established clinically that during the last 5 years more frequent became acute respiratory viral infections, exacerbation of existing infection foci, appearance of complaints of reduced working capacity, somnolence apathy, increased fatiguability, worsening of memory, periodic subfebrility and oth. This symptom complex was determined as the "increased fatiguability syndrome". It was characterized immunologically by different changes showing most frequently a reduction of the functional activity of natural killers. The authors analyze different variants of immunological disorders in this group of subjects and give practical recommendations on using immunotropic drugs. They emphasize the importance of a service of clinical immunology in Ukraine able to organize special services to the population.