Multiple relapses of visceral leishmaniasis in an adolescent with idiopathic CD4+ Lymphocytopenia associated with novel immunophenotypic and molecular features

Ignazia Prigione, Elio Castagnola, Luisa Imberti, Claudio Gambini, Luigi Gradoni, Umberto Dianzani, Ugo Ramenghi, Francesca Giacopelli, Alessandro Moretta, Lorenzo Moretta, Alessandro Plebani, Alain Fischer, Vito Pistoia

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Abstract

An adolescent with idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia suffered from 4 visceral leishmaniasis relapses despite appropriate treatment. CD8 lymphocytopenia and abnormal expansion of TCRαβ, CD4-, CD8- cells were consistently detected together with reduced export of mature T cells from thymus. This novel form of idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia may predispose to multiple visceral leishmaniasis relapses.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)161-163
Numero di pagine3
RivistaPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume28
Numero di pubblicazione2
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - feb 2009

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