Nutritional status and general immune competence in patients with head and neck cancer... It is suggested that nutritional deficit may be a primary adverse prognostic factor in this disease group, with immunoincompetence a secondary phenomenon, and supporting evidence is presented....
Lung abscess revisited. a survey of 184 cases....fourth to sixth decades), location of abscess(es) (RLL, RUL, and LLL mainly), predisposing factors (aspiration in sensorium disorders, obstruction, gingivo-dental suppuration, immunoincompetence) and nonoperative (89%) and operative (11%) therapy, usually lobectomy....
Human graft versus host disease ... Some patients with chronic graft versus host disease have in vivo activated suppressor lymphocytes which produce a secondary immunoincompetence and an increased susceptibility to bacterial sepsis and death
Immunocompetent cells in malignant disease in man. ii. clinical and immunologic correlates in a case of non-hodgkin's lymphoma.... Prior to treatment the subnormal in vitro responsiveness of the cells and the very low concentrations of circulating immunoglobulins suggested immunoincompetence....
