Detection of CD4+ T-cell antibodies in a patient with idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia and cryptococcal meningitis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Salit, Rachel B ^a   Hankey, Kim G ^b   Yi, Rosemary ^b   Rapoport, Aaron P ^c   Mann, Dean L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cryptococcosis; Immunoglobulin; Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; T cell depletion

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; PSORIASIS; T-LYMPHOCYTOPENIA, IDIOPATHIC CD4-POSITIVE;

EID: 34548556034     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06781.x     Document Type: Article

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