Persistence of Elevated Values for the Thymol Turbidity Test Following Infectious Hepatitis.

Abstract

Values for the serum thymol turbidity test show a delayed rise and fall following an acute attack of in-fectious hepatitis. Recurrences of the disease produced a marked increase in the thymol reactivity of the serum which persisted long after other objective signs had disappeared. These findings indicate that the thymol turbidity reaction may show a delayed and prolonged response to liver injury.