[Diagnosis of "excited skin syndrome" from blood. An aid in plastic surgery].

The relevance of hyperergic responsiveness in type IV allergies (synonyms: angry back, excited skin syndrome) for the postoperative course of wound healing and the tolerance against grafts, especially against synthetic materials, is discussed. The common non-specific prophylactic administration of drugs must be re-evaluated. The possibility of improving the diagnosis of the phenomenon by determining T-lymphocyte subpopulations, a method that is not well known, is discussed.