NBME 13 T lymphocytes (NBME Answers)

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Retired NBME 13 Answers

nbme13/Block 1/Question#43 (reveal difficulty score)
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tags: immuno repeat

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https://www.slideshare.net/csbrprasad/imn-csbrp-54556104 i found this link helpful. the atypical cd8+ lymphocytes are diagnostic for EBV

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castlblack Despite being dormant in monocytes (premature macrophages), causing B cell immortality and B cell lymphomas, EBV causes atypical T cells in the blood. +4

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While EBV infects B cells through CD21,

the atypical lymphocytes in on peripheral blood smear are cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes reacting to the viral infection.

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