INCREASED LEVEL OF CIRCULATING GAMMA/DELTA T-CELLS IN A PATIENT WITH EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA

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SHIJUBO, N
SHIGEHARA, K
TSUTASHARA, S
ABE, S
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[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Chuo-ku
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10.1378/chest.105.3.967
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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A patient with eosinophilic granuloma, histologically confirmed from open lung biopsy specimen, had a history of scarlet fever and a prominently high level of circulating gamma/delta T cells (25 percent) in comparison with normal levels (< 10 percent). Despite steroid therapy, the levels were persistently high. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an increased level of circulating gamma/delta T cells in a patient with eosinophilic granuloma.
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