Suspected idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in a young patient with vulvar carcinoma stage IV.
A case of a woman having a large invasive vulvar carcinoma is reported. Because of the early age of onset and recurrent pneumonia, immunodeficiency was suspected. There appeared to be a repetitive low CD4+ T-lymphocyte count, without evidence of HIV infection or other diseases or therapies known to be clearly associated with T-cell depletion. This is suspected for the rare disorder known as idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia which is often associated with opportunistic infections. A case of suspected idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in a patient having an invasive vulvar carcinoma is described.
Rijnders
R J
RJ
Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Rotterdam Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
van den Ende
I E
IE
Huikeshoven
F J
FJ
D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018344:T-Lymphocytopenia, Idiopathic CD4-Positive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology