Patients with atopic dermatitis and history of eczema herpeticum elicit HSV-specific type 2 immune responses

An increased type 2 and in parallel decreased type 1 T cell immune response to herpes simplex virus 1 may lead to the clinical phenotype of eczema herpeticum.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 15, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Stephan Traidl, Petra Kienlin, Gabriele Begemann, Lichen Jing, David M. Koelle, Thomas Werfel, Lennart M. Roesner Source Type: research