Plasmacytoid dendritic cells diminution in peripheral blood is prevalent in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms and may precede human herpesvirus 6 reactivation

• Main Authors: Shao-Hsuan Hsu (Author), Che-Wen Yang (Author), Yi-Chun Hsieh (Author), Kai-Lung Chen (Author), Yung-Tsu Cho (Author), Jau-Yu Liau (Author), Chia-Yu Chu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are implicated in the reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). Objectives: We aimed at identifying the alterations of circulating pDCs, basophils, and myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) d...