CD4 positive but CD3 and CD14 and CD16 and TCRalpha/beta and TCRgamma/delta negative cells

From: Marc Jacobsen (jacobsen@mailer.uni-marburg.de)
Date: Mon Jan 11 1999 - 12:46:20 EST


Dear colleagues,

has anyone experience with such a cell type? We found it in the
cerebrospinal fluid of a patient suffering herpes enzephalitis. The cells
are up to 10-times bigger than T cells and express CD4 on their surface.
Maybe it is a kind of tumor cell?

Thanks in advance

Marc
Marc Jacobsen
MZ Nervenheilkunde - Neurologische Klinik mit Poliklinik
Rudolf-Bultmann-Str.8, 35039 Marburg, Germany,
Fax +49 6421 28 7055, Phone +49 6421 28 2678



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