Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis

We report the case of a 23-year-old woman evaluated for asthenia and lymphocytopenia. Clinical examination was unremarkable but laboratory tests showed the presence of CD4 lymphocytopenia. Secondary causes of CD4 lymphocytopenia were ruled out and a previous diagnosis of idiopathic CD4+ T-cell lymph...

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Main Authors: Noel Lorenzo Villalba, Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar, Yasmine Maouche, Zaida Cordoba Sosa, Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz, Emmanuel Andres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
hiv
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1589
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spelling doaj-3bd0df2ca24b412b8c6ff79e5e5b9f092020-11-25T03:04:29ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942020-03-0110.12890/2020_0015891232Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after DiagnosisNoel Lorenzo Villalba0Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar1Yasmine Maouche2Zaida Cordoba Sosa3Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz4Emmanuel Andres5Service de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Francenternal Medicine Department, Fuerteventura General Hospital, Fuerteventura, SpainInternal Medicine Department. Dr Negrin University Hospital. Gran CanariaService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceWe report the case of a 23-year-old woman evaluated for asthenia and lymphocytopenia. Clinical examination was unremarkable but laboratory tests showed the presence of CD4 lymphocytopenia. Secondary causes of CD4 lymphocytopenia were ruled out and a previous diagnosis of idiopathic CD4+ T-cell lymphocytopenia was retained. CD4 lymphocytopenia has persisted for 11 years now but the patient has been clinically asymptomatic.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1589lymphocytopeniahivlymphocyte immunophenotyping
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author Noel Lorenzo Villalba
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
Yasmine Maouche
Zaida Cordoba Sosa
Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz
Emmanuel Andres
spellingShingle Noel Lorenzo Villalba
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
Yasmine Maouche
Zaida Cordoba Sosa
Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz
Emmanuel Andres
Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
lymphocytopenia
hiv
lymphocyte immunophenotyping
author_facet Noel Lorenzo Villalba
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
Yasmine Maouche
Zaida Cordoba Sosa
Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz
Emmanuel Andres
author_sort Noel Lorenzo Villalba
title Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis
title_short Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis
title_full Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis
title_fullStr Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic CD4+ T-cell Lymphocytopenia: Report of a Case 11 Years after Diagnosis
title_sort idiopathic cd4+ t-cell lymphocytopenia: report of a case 11 years after diagnosis
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2020-03-01
description We report the case of a 23-year-old woman evaluated for asthenia and lymphocytopenia. Clinical examination was unremarkable but laboratory tests showed the presence of CD4 lymphocytopenia. Secondary causes of CD4 lymphocytopenia were ruled out and a previous diagnosis of idiopathic CD4+ T-cell lymphocytopenia was retained. CD4 lymphocytopenia has persisted for 11 years now but the patient has been clinically asymptomatic.
topic lymphocytopenia
hiv
lymphocyte immunophenotyping
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1589
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