Fatal primary Epstein-Barr virus infection due to clonal CD8+ T-lymphocyte proliferation in an immunocompetent adult

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-170

  Satoh, Naoko ^a,b   Koike, Tadashi ^a   Takato, Hidekichi ^a   Fujiwara, Masahiro ^a   Emura, Iwao ^a   Kanegane, Hirokazu ^c  

^a NAGAOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD8 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LETTER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TITRATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL PROLIFERATION; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE;

EID: 24144435930     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.04194     Document Type: Letter

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