Hypersensitivity to mosquito bites associated with natural killer cell-derived large granular lymphocyte lymphocytosis: a case report in Korea.
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.
Chung
Joo Seop
JS
Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Shin
Ho Jin
HJ
Lee
Eun Yup
EY
Cho
Goon Jae
GJ
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D009033:Culicidae; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D007723:Korea; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment