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Published on: September 1, 2015
Selective defect in plasmacyoid dendritic cell function in a patient with AIDS-associated atypical genital herpes
Lillian Abbo1, Vladimir Vincek, Gordon Dickinson
1The Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Abstract:
We report a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated, acyclovir-refractory genital herpes infection treated with topical imidazoquinoline therapy. The patient's plasmacytoid dendritic cells made a robust interferon- alpha response following in vitro stimulation with imidazoquinoline but not with herpes simplex virus. We hypothesize that disease resulting from defective herpes simplex virus-stimulated interferon- alpha may be overcome by stimulating intact alternative pathways.
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