Transient monoclonal expansion of CD8+/CD57+T-cell large granular lymphocytes after primary cytomegalovirus infection
Transient monoclonal expansion of CD8+/CD57+T-cell large granular lymphocytes after primary cytomegalovirus infection
复制标题
DOI:
10.1002/ajh.20981
复制
发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
12.8
通讯作者:
Gaidano, Gianluca
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Rossi, Davide;Franceschetti, Silvia;Gaidano, Gianluca
Lymphocytosis associated with viral infection is generally polyclonal or oligoclonal. In this article, we describe a case of transient monoclonal CD8+/CD57+ T-cell lymphocytosis with large granular lymphocyte (LGL) morphology occurring after primary CMV infection and review cases of virus-associated monoclonal CD8+ T-cell expansions reported in the literature. Several clinical features shared by virus-associated monoclonal CD8+ T-cell expansions suggest the reactive nature of the lymphocytosis. Based on this, our case report and those reported in the literature support the notion that T-cell receptor clonality per se is not necessarily indicative of malignancy. These observations further corroborate the need for a close follow-up before assigning the diagnosis of LGL leukemia to individuals developing monoclonal CD8+ T-cell expansions. Am.J.Hematol.82:1103-1105,2007. (c) 2007Wiley-Liss,inc.