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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