The state of the kallikrein-kinin system of the blood (KKS): kallikrein (KK), prekallikrein (PK), general arginine-esterase activity (GAEA), alpha 1 inhibitor of protease (IP) and alpha 2-macroglobulin (MG). The initial period of the disease was characterized by an increase of the level of KK, GAEA,
A number of the kallikrein-kinin system parameters (kallikrein, prekallikrein, total arginine esterase activity, alpha 1 protease inhibitor, and alpha 2 macroglobulin) were measured in 59 patients with erythematous erysipelas and in 51 ones with hemorrhagic erysipelas over the course of the disease.