[Biochemiluminescence in the early differential diagnosis of infectious-inflammatory diseases and acute leukemia].

Spontaneous and induced biochemiluminescence (BCL) of blood plasma and hemolysate of erythrocytes was studied in 563 patients with infectious-inflammatory diseases with leukemoid reactions of lymphatic and myeloid type. It was established that infectious-inflammatory diseases are characterized by an increase of induced BCL of blood plasma and erythrocyte hemolysate. Revealed were 11 persons with low values of spontaneous and induced BCL; 10 of them showed later clinico-hematological symptoms of acute leucosis. It is concluded that the use of BCL for differential diagnosis of leucemoid reactions in infectious-inflammatory diseases and acute leucoses is of importance.