Korean J Intern Med.
2003 Mar;18(1):50-52.
Hypersensitivity to Mosquito Bites Associated with Natural Killer Cell-derived Large Granular Lymphocyte Lymphocytosis: A Case Report in Korea
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Hypersensitivity to mosquito bites (HMB) is characterized by intense skin reactions at bite sites. The pathogenesis of HMB might be related to clonal lymphoproliferation of Epstein-Barr virus DNA-positive natural killer (NK) cells. We report the first case of HMB possibly associated with NK cell-derived large granular lymphocyte (NK-LGL) lymphocytosis in Korea.
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Adult
Animals
Base Sequence
*Culicidae
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/*complications/diagnosis
Humans
Hypersensitivity/*etiology/virology
Insect Bites and Stings/*complications/immunology
Killer Cells, Natural/*immunology/pathology
Korea
Lymphocytosis/*complications/pathology
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
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