[The esterase activity of the peripheral blood in patients with foot mycoses].

Nonspecific esterase activities were measured in the peripheral blood phagocytes (neutrophils and monocytes) of 37 patients with mycoses of the soles. The measurements have revealed lowered potentials of alpha-naphthylacetate esterase, naphthol-AS-acetate esterase, and naphthol-AS-D-chloracetate esterase, which appears to be due to depressed leucocyte phagocytic activity. Diucifon therapy corrected this metabolic imbalance.