Thymostimulin in Treatment of Psoriasis
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor.— Thymostimulin (TMS), a calf thymus extract, can be successfully used in the treatment of patients with viral diseases and cell-mediated immune defects. A significant reduction in the number of total circulating T lymphocytes has been observed in patients with psoriasis, while the number of circulating B cells was normal and there was an increase of null cells.1 In skin, the dermal mononuclear infiltrate consists almost exclusively of T lymphocytes and...