title: Increased level of circulating gamma/delta T cells in a patient with eosinophilic granuloma.
abstract: A patient with eosinophilic granuloma, histologically confirmed from open lung biopsy specimen, had a history of scarlet fever and a prominently high level of circulating gamma/delta T cells (25 percent) in comparison with normal levels (< 10 percent). Despite steroid therapy, the levels were persistently high. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an increased level of circulating gamma/delta T cells in a patient with eosinophilic granuloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Section 3), Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shijubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigehara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutahara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000032:analysis*; D012541:Scarlet Fever / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D011239:Prednisolone