Comparative morphological characteristic of immune deficiency in subjects with opioid addiction and chronic alcoholic intoxication

• Published in: Sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza Vol. 53; no. 1; p. 26
• Main Authors: Pigolkin, Iu I, Gasanov, A B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholic Intoxication - complications; Alcoholic Intoxication - immunology; Alcoholic Intoxication - pathology; Alcoholism - complications; Alcoholism - immunology; Alcoholism - pathology; Autopsy; Common Variable Immunodeficiency - etiology; Common Variable Immunodeficiency - immunology; Common Variable Immunodeficiency - pathology; Endocrine Glands - immunology; Endocrine Glands - pathology; Endocrine System Diseases - etiology; Endocrine System Diseases - immunology; Endocrine System Diseases - pathology; Female; Humans; Lymphoid Tissue - immunology; Lymphoid Tissue - pathology; Male; Opioid-Related Disorders - complications; Opioid-Related Disorders - immunology; Opioid-Related Disorders - pathology

The objective of the present study was to analyse changes of morphological properties in the organs of immune and endocrine systems in subjects with opioid addiction and chronic alcoholic intoxication (CAI) based on the results of 322 autopsies. These included 190 cases of drug addiction from 0.5 to...