Upper respiratory tract involvement in the course of diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome in HIV-1-infected patients: report of 2 cases.
Diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome (DILS) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by persistent CD8(+) lymphocytosis with visceral lymphocytic infiltration. DILS induces a large spectrum of clinical features. We describe 2 HIV-infected patients with upper respiratory tract involvement that occurred during the course of DILS.
Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales A, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France. agnes.meybeck@caramail.com
Agnès
A
Meybeck
Guillaume
G
Breton
Naji
N
Aoun
Homa
H
Adle-Biassette
Simon
S
Jacobelli
Jean L
JL
Vildé
Patrick
P
Yeni
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents