Clinico-cytochemical (with the use of NBT test) studies of 27 patients with T. rubrum-induced trichophytosis of the soles has demonstrated a functional imbalance of the peripheral blood phagocytizing cells. Reduced neutrophil activity is associated with a compensatory elevation of mononuclear fungicidal potential. Chlorophyllipt administration corrected the metabolic shifts.
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