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Disseminated varicella infection: treatment with transfer factor in a patient with Hodgkin's disease. 1977

R P Ng

Treatment with transfer factor in a patient with disseminated varicella infection complicating stage IV Hodgkin's disease is described. The patient, a 24-year-old woman, showed transient clinical improvement and restoration of immune response to varicella-zoster antigen after receiving transfer factor. Though she later died from septicaemia, further trials of treatment of disseminated viral infection in patients with Hodgkin's disease with transfer factor are indicated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008213 Lymphocyte Activation Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION. Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D008263 Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors Proteins released by sensitized LYMPHOCYTES and possibly other cells that inhibit the migration of MACROPHAGES away from the release site. The structure and chemical properties may vary with the species and type of releasing cell. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor,Migration Inhibition Factors, Macrophage,Macrophage Migration Inhibition Factors,Migration Inhibition Factor, Macrophage,Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factors,Migration-Inhibitory Factors, Macrophage
D002644 Chickenpox A highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed. Chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Varicella,Chicken Pox
D005260 Female Females
D006689 Hodgkin Disease A malignant disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and general lymphoid tissue. In the classical variant, giant usually multinucleate Hodgkin's and REED-STERNBERG CELLS are present; in the nodular lymphocyte predominant variant, lymphocytic and histiocytic cells are seen. Granuloma, Hodgkin,Granuloma, Malignant,Hodgkin Lymphoma,Lymphogranuloma, Malignant,Granuloma, Hodgkin's,Granuloma, Hodgkins,Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult,Hodgkin's Disease,Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Hodgkins Disease,Lymphocyte Depletion Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Lymphocyte-Rich Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Mixed Cellularity Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma,Disease, Hodgkin,Disease, Hodgkin's,Disease, Hodgkins,Hodgkin Granuloma,Hodgkin's Granuloma,Hodgkins Granuloma,Hodgkins Lymphoma,Lymphocyte Rich Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma,Lymphogranulomas, Malignant,Lymphoma, Hodgkin,Lymphoma, Hodgkin's,Malignant Granuloma,Malignant Granulomas,Malignant Lymphogranuloma,Malignant Lymphogranulomas,Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000956 Antigens, Viral Substances elaborated by viruses that have antigenic activity. Viral Antigen,Viral Antigens,Antigen, Viral
D014165 Transfer Factor Factor derived from leukocyte lysates of immune donors which can transfer both local and systemic cellular immunity to nonimmune recipients. Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract,Extract, Dialyzable Leukocyte,Factor, Transfer,Leukocyte Extract, Dialyzable

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