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Remission of severe CD8(+) cytotoxic T cell skin infiltrative disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010 September 16
BACKGROUND: A CD8 cutaneous lymphoinfiltrative disease has been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients presenting with a severe erythroderma. The true nature of this severe skin infiltrative disorder is still elusive. Although some clinical features of this syndrome have raised the hypothesis of its malignant nature in initial observations, several studies have provided stronger support to the hypothesis that it is a reactive pseudotumoral process.
METHODS: From 1995 through 2008, 8 HIV type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients presenting with a chronic skin eruption, diagnosed as CD8 T cell infiltration of the skin, were studied.
RESULTS: All patients showed diffuse infiltrated skin with superficial lymphadenopathy. A profound CD4(+) lymphocytopenia and eosinophilia were other major features. Histological and immunostaining analysis revealed a predominant dermal and epidermal infiltration by CD8(+) T cells belonging to the cytotoxic lineage, without evidence for a monoclonal status by polymerase chain reaction-based molecular analysis of lesional skin. A remission of skin symptoms occurred in all cases following highly active antiretroviral therapy, which paralleled the decrease of HIV-1 RNA load and the increase of CD4(+) peripheral blood absolute count.
CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, these results emphasize the reactive, nonmalignant nature of this syndrome and strongly support the coupling between HIV-induced immune deficiency and uncontrolled CD8 activation.
METHODS: From 1995 through 2008, 8 HIV type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients presenting with a chronic skin eruption, diagnosed as CD8 T cell infiltration of the skin, were studied.
RESULTS: All patients showed diffuse infiltrated skin with superficial lymphadenopathy. A profound CD4(+) lymphocytopenia and eosinophilia were other major features. Histological and immunostaining analysis revealed a predominant dermal and epidermal infiltration by CD8(+) T cells belonging to the cytotoxic lineage, without evidence for a monoclonal status by polymerase chain reaction-based molecular analysis of lesional skin. A remission of skin symptoms occurred in all cases following highly active antiretroviral therapy, which paralleled the decrease of HIV-1 RNA load and the increase of CD4(+) peripheral blood absolute count.
CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, these results emphasize the reactive, nonmalignant nature of this syndrome and strongly support the coupling between HIV-induced immune deficiency and uncontrolled CD8 activation.
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