High-fluorescent lymphocytes are increased in patients with COVID-19

Br J Haematol. 2020 Jul;190(2):e76-e78. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16867. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Authors

Zhao Wang¹, Yu He², Huaqing Shu³, Ping Wang¹, Hui Xing¹, Xiaoqian Zeng¹, Zhaoming Tang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
³ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: B cells; circulating plasma cells; coronavirus disease 2019; high fluorescent lymphocytes; lymphocytes.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Case-Control Studies
China
Coronavirus Infections / blood
Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Lymphocyte Count
Lymphocytes / cytology*
Lymphopenia / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / blood
Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
SARS-CoV-2