Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6071876 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
A decrease in the number of skin-directed CD4+ cells and an increase in the ratio of CD8+ to CD4+ cells exists in TEN lesions among HIV-infected individuals and likely contribute to an increased risk of developing drug reactions because of the loss of skin-protective CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells.
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