Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection of natural killer cells presenting as severe skin reaction to mosquito bites

Aside from symptomatic care, the optimal treatment option is bone marrow transplantation.5 Cell markers CD3-, CD56+, and/or CD16+ Receptor for infection Unknown Main transforming protein Unknown Mosquito bite reactions Often present Target population First 2 decades of life Associated malignancies H...

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 470 - 472
Main Authors Pacheco, Susan E., Gottschalk, Stephen M., Gresik, Mary V., Dishop, Megan K., Okmaura, Takayuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.08.2005
Elsevier
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Chronic Disease
Culicidae
Disease
Epstein-Barr virus
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - pathology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Herpes viruses
Humans
Immune system
Immunopathology
Infections
Insect Bites and Stings - pathology
Killer Cells, Natural - virology
Male
Medical sciences
Skin - pathology
Gammaherpesvirinae
Immunopathology
Herpesviridae
Sting
Epstein Barr virus
Virus
Natural killer cell
Infection
Chronic
Immunology
Mosquito
Viral disease
Skin
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Summary:Aside from symptomatic care, the optimal treatment option is bone marrow transplantation.5 Cell markers CD3-, CD56+, and/or CD16+ Receptor for infection Unknown Main transforming protein Unknown Mosquito bite reactions Often present Target population First 2 decades of life Associated malignancies Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, NK cell leukemia, NK cell lymphoma Table I Characteristics of NK cell CAEBV
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2005.04.044