A STUDY OF MACROPHAGES IN THE HUMAN BLOOD WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR PRESENCE IN TWO CASES OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS

摘要: It is the purpose of this paper to present two cases malignant endocarditis associated with Streptococcus uiridans septicemia, showing some unusual cells termed macrophages in peripheral blood. The morphologic and functional characteristics these corresponded closely produced experimentally rabbits by one us. 1 because similarity that we hope offer suggestions which may help clarify nature relationship other mononuclear found term (Metchinkoff, H. M. Evans) their striking a marked power phagocytosis, have been synonomously pyrrhol (Goldman), adventitia (Marchand), histogenous (F. A. Evans), histiocytes (Aschoff, Kiyono), resting wandering or polyblast (Maximow), rhagiocrine (Renaut), endothelial leukocytes (Mallory), clasmatocytes (Ranvier), although above terms included scope additional