PERSISTENT LYMPHOCYTOSIS OF NATURAL-KILLER-CELLS IN AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (ATP) PATIENTS AFTER SPLENECTOMY

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作者
GARCIASUAREZ, J
PRIETO, A
REYES, E
ARRIBALZAGA, K
PEREZMACHADO, MA
LOPEZRUBIO, M
MANZANO, L
ALVAREZMON, M
机构
[1] UNIV ALCALA DE HENARES, HOSP PRINCIPE ASTURIAS, DEPT MED, SERV HEMATOL, MADRID, SPAIN
[2] UNIV ALCALA DE HENARES, HOS PRINCIPE ASTURIAS, DEPT MED, SERV IMMUNOL CLIN, MADRID, SPAIN
关键词
AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; NATURAL KILLER CELLS; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTES;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1995.tb08382.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report three patients with primary autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) who developed an absolute lymphocytosis (lymphocyte count >5x10(9)/l) after splenectomy and with a lymphocyte count between 5.4 and 8.9x10(9)/l. An immunophenotype study showed that the peripheral blood lymphocytosis was a persistent NK cell expansion (CD2(+), CD56(+), CD3(-)), and was characterized by a typical large granular lymphocytes (LGL) morphology. Two of these ATP patients were refractory to splenectomy.
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