Article
Phenotype of intramyocardial leukocytic infiltrates in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): a postmortem immunohistochemical study in 34 consecutive cases.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Sept 1991
Parravicini C, Baroldi G, Gaiera G, Lazzarin A
Abstract excerpt
In 34 hearts, obtained at autopsy in consecutive AIDS cases, leukocytic phenotype and presence of viral antigens were investigated in paraffin-embedded (34 cases) and frozen myocardial sections (10 cases) by different monoclonal antibodies. The total frequency of focal lymphocytic infiltrates with and without myocell necrosis was 26.4 and 32.3%, respectively. In six control cases (HIV-negative i.v. drug abusers...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adult
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
- Antigens, Viral
- Autopsy
- CD4 Antigens
- CD8 Antigens
- Cell Count