[IgE and peripheral blood T-lymphocyte levels in patients with atopic dermatitis].

The percentages of suppressor T lymphocytes were compared in 111 patients with atopic dermatitis and 100 healthy volunteers. In the former group there was a statistically significant reduction of suppressor T cells, which was not related to IgE level. Similar decrease in T cells has been found in patients with normal IgE as well as in patients having 10-fold increase in serum IgE. Our results were compared to previously published data of other investigators.