The esterase activity of the peripheral blood in patients with foot mycoses

Nonspecific esterase activities were measured in the peripheral blood phagocytes (neutrophils and monocytes) of 37 patients with mycoses of the soles. The measurements have revealed lowered potentials of alpha-naphthylacetate esterase, naphthol-AS-acetate esterase, and naphthol-AS-D-chloracetate esterase, which appears to be due to depressed leucocyte phagocytic activity. Diucifon therapy corrected this metabolic imbalance.