Solano GM, Levinstein JM, Valenzuela SH, Jáuregui CL, Moreno SF

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

CD4⁺ selective lymphocytopenia has a very wide range of clinical manifestations, from the asymptomatic patient, to life-threatening conditions such as AIDS definitory infections. We introduce the case of a 47 year old woman with recurrent genital infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) in whom selective CD4⁺ lymphocytopenia was identified, in addition to a literature review of the different causes of CD4⁺ lymphocytopenia other than HIV infection with special attention to idiopathic CD4⁺ selective lymphocytopenia.

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